Arsenal Star Names Burna Boy, Wizkid As Top Musicians He Listens to, Confirms Music As Biggest Morale Booster

Arsenal Star Names Burna Boy, Wizkid As Top Musicians He Listens to, Confirms Music As Biggest Morale Booster

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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  • Bukayo Saka says music is one of the ten things he can’t do without and revealed the Nigerian musicians and songs he’s currently listening to
  • The Arsenal star reveals he loves listening to Afrobeat music and namechecked Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy as one of the artistes he listens to
  • Saka has been one of the outstanding young players in the Premier League and is arguably Arsenal’s best player in the ongoing season

Bukayo Saka has gone personal about his life as the Arsenal star has given little insight into what matters to him outside the football field.

The 20-year-old who is born to Nigerian parents but plays for the English national team says music is his biggest morale booster as he is an ardent listener of Afrobeats.

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Bukayo Saka was recently voted as the Fans Premier League Player of the Month for March. Photo by Julian Finney
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According to a report via Soccernet, Saka revealed his top 3 Afrobeat songs and which includes C-kay’s “Emiliana”, Burna Boy and Wizkid’s “B’Dor (Ballon D’Or)” and Lojay’s Monalisa.

“My last three songs are… they are all Afrobeats really. One is called Emiliana, the other is called Ballon D’Or. The last is called Monalisa. And also I’ll give a shout-out to Peru remix by Fireboy and Ed Sheeran.
”I use music for everything. I use it in the shower, I use it on the way to games, I use is before games. I can use music anywhere, especially Afrobeats. It makes you feel good, makes you happy, smile, dance.”

Saka has scored 9 goals for Arsenal in the English Premier League this season and is regarded as one of the brightest young players in the EPL.

Bukayo Saka wins PFA Fans' POTM award

Meanwhile, Bukayo has been named the PFA Fans’ Premier League Player of the Month for March for his outstanding performances for Arsenal in the outgone month.

According to Arsenal, the 20-year-old fought off competition from the likes of Harry Kane, Kai Havertz and Ivan Toney to win the award.

Saka was instrumental for the Gunners as they earned important victories against Watford and Leicester City with the England international creating an assist in the 3-2 victory against the Hornets.

Bukayo Saka makes incredible Premier League history

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Bukayo Saka was the man of the moment on Saturday, March 19, as he played a central role in Arsenal's 1-0 vital win over Aston Villa.

The youngster scored the only goal of the match at Villa Park as the Gunners held firm to it to bag the three points.

Saka's goal came just before the half-hour mark after his volley beat Aston Villa shot-stopper Emiliano Martinez to find the back of the net.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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