Nigerian Music Superstar to Feature in First Official 2022 FIFA World Cup Single Titled “Hayya Hayya”

Nigerian Music Superstar to Feature in First Official 2022 FIFA World Cup Single Titled “Hayya Hayya”

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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  • Davido and Aisha will feature in “Hayya Hayya”, the first official 2022 FIFA World Cup single also known as ‘Better Together'
  • US star Trinidad Cardona will also feature in the song ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup which starts in November
  • The song will capture the spirit of the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Sound strategy as the world prepares for the football fiesta

Nigerian music act Davido will feature in the first official 2022 FIFA World Cup single “Hayya Hayya” (Better Together) alongside Qatari sensation Aisha.

The 2022 World Cup will hold in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, however, the Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to qualify as Davido’s home country misses out.

Having played a 0-0 draw with Ghana in the first leg of their play-off, the Black Stars held the Super Eagles to a 1-1 draw in Nigeria to go through to the competition.

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Davido to feature “Hayya Hayya”, the official single for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Photo: FIFA
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Davido and Aisha will feature in a single for the World Cup which was put together by FIFA entertainment director @redone.

The combination of breakthrough US star Trinidad Cardona, Afrobeats icon Davido and Qatari sensation Aisha captures the spirit of the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Sound strategy by bringing together inspiration from across the globe.

FIFA chief commercial officer Kay Madati said in a statement:

“By bringing together voices from the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, this song symbolises how music – and football – can unite the world.
“As part of FIFA's revamped music strategy, the multi-song soundtrack will bring passionate fans closer to the spirit of the FIFA World Cup like never before.”

Davido reacts after Borussia Dortmund used ‘E Choke’ slang

Meanwhile, the music rave of the moment Davido has reacted after the official Twitter account of German club Borussia Dortmund used the ‘E Choke’ slang.

Hours before their away game at FC Cologne, Dortmund tweeted photos of their players celebrating goals and then tagged the Nigerian music star in tweets.

The club further added “Dortmund fall on you” to scare their opponents in an 'OBO' way as one of his music titles - ‘fall on you’ says.

Super Eagles legends Victor Ikpeba and Sunday Oliseh also had stints with the Bundesliga outfit as their photos in Dortmund colours were also shared.

Israel Adesanya spotted with Davido in London

Sports Brief earlier reported that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has teamed up with Nigerian singer Davido in the United Kingdom.

The Nigerian-born MMA fighter was in attendance to support Nigerian boxer Lawrence Okolie who clashed in the ring with Michal Cieslak in a WBO cruiserweight title fight.

Davido also showed up to back Okolie who defeated Michal Cieslak via unanimous decision to retain his WBO cruiserweight belt at the O2 Arena in London

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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