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Nigerian singer and rapper Rema performs a concert in Norway. Copyright: xGonzalesxPhoto\/TordxLitleskarexImago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Nigerian music fans have been thrown into excitement following\u00a0a recent announcement by FIFA ahead of the 2026 World Cup,\u00a0Soccernet.ng<\/u><\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n Afrobeats star Divine Ikubor, referred to as Rema, has been headlined to feature in a star-studded lineup for the opening ceremony in Los Angeles, United States, as FIFA prepares\u00a0for one of the biggest displays\u00a0in World Cup history.<\/p>\n It marks another\u00a0major milestone for the \u201cCalm Down\u201d hitmaker, who has continued to raise the profile of Nigerian Afrobeats globally, after he also performed at the 2023 Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony\u00a0at\u00a0the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Ch\u00e2telet in Paris, France.<\/p>\n Soccernet.ng had earlier reported that\u00a0another Nigerian superstar Damini Ogulu, popularly referred to as Burnaboy, also featured in the\u00a0tournament\u2019s official theme song<\/u><\/a>\u00a0alongside Canadian pop star Shakira. <\/p>\n A snippet of the song was released\u00a0last\u00a0Thursday, while the full version is expected to drop on May 14.<\/p>\n The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd edition of football\u2019s biggest tournament and is scheduled to kick off in June. The competition will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, marking\u00a0the first time in history that three countries will host the tournament together.<\/p>\n The last World Cup jointly hosted by more than one nation was the 2002 edition in Japan and South Korea, where the opening ceremony took place at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in South Korea.<\/p>\n However, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has now confirmed that each of the three host nations for the 2026 tournament will stage its own opening ceremony.<\/p>\n The\u00a0tournament\u00a0will begin in Mexico City on June 11 with the first ceremony\u00a0ahead of Mexico\u2019s clash with South Africa.\u00a0The event will then move to Canada on June 12, where several international stars are expected to perform ahead of Canada\u2019s clash against Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n Later that same day, Los Angeles\u00a0\u2013\u00a0known as the entertainment capital of the world,\u00a0will host the final\u00a0ceremony featuring\u00a0Nigerian superstar Rema\u00a0alongside several\u00a0other global music stars.<\/p>\n The lineup is also expected to include pop superstar Katy Perry, Grammy-winning rapper Future, South African singer Tyla, Brazilian singer Anitta and Thai rapper Lisa, bringing entertainment\u00a0to the global audience ahead of more than a month of football action.<\/p>\n![\"Soccer](\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/0B_mK4J1O_s50qTg-MzJb88qlCI=\/678x452\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2023%2F06%2Fimages-2023-06-11T124108.175.jpeg\")
Soccer Rema to headline World Cup opening ceremony in Los Angeles<\/h2>\n
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