FIFA 21 announced that the sound track for the football simulation game FIFA 21 features Nigerian singers, Fireboy DML, Rema and Burna Boy and over 100 artists from 23 different countries.
Young music superstar, Adedamola Adefolahan popularly known as Fireboy DML has hit another landmark in his career as his hit single ‘Scatter’ made the list of songs that would be played on popular football game FIFA 21.
FIFA football game is one of the most played soccer games globally after PES. The game is played on computers, Xbox, and Playstation consoles.
Fireboy mark as the second Nigerian whose music would be played on the main soundtrack of FIFA after ASA’ ‘Jailer ’featured in the FIFA 2012 edition. The hit single ‘Scatter’ has widely been enjoyed by fans. The song has been streamed over 30 million times on Spotify and other mainstream platforms.
Other Nigerians who feature on the Soundtrack are to feature on the Volta Football aspect of the game. Rema with ‘Beamer’ and ‘Location’ by Santan Dave, a British rapper of Nigerian descent. ‘Location’ also features Grammy-nominated Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy.
Alongside Nigerian singers, Anthony Joshua, popular Nigerian and British boxer also features in the FIFA21 game as a playable football character.
Joshua will be a playable character in the video game’s “Volta” mode – in which players are able to test their skills in a small-sided game with five-a-side rules.
The heavyweight champion is being introduced as a “Groundbreaker”, alongside Kaka, Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, Atletico Madrid youngster Joao Felix and FIFA 21 cover star Kylian Mbappe.
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