January 14, (THEWILL) – Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade, has fulfilled one of the items on her bucket list, performing at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.
Organisers of the football tournament shared the video on its official X handle with the caption, “Amazing opening ceremony performance from #yemialadee.”
The singer had described it as a dream come true in a tweet on her X account on Thursday when she revealed that she had been desiring to perform at football ceremonies since 2016.
Yemi Alade wrote, “I cannot buttress the importance of prayer and speaking into existence your heart desires.
“Since 2016, I have desired to perform at the stadium for football ceremonies surrounded by 100s of dancers and millions of people.
“A lot of calls came in almost every year when football championship preparations were made, but none were favourable.
“I never said this, but at some point, I started feeling like my team was chasing them away but something told me to let them do their job.
“7 YEARS AFTER, I’M PERFORMING AT AFCON. IT’S INDEED AN HONOUR, A DREAM COME TRUE and it’s just the beginning!! God bless my team and most especially, Jehovah; the captain of my ship that never fails.”
Cote d’Ivoire is hosting the tournament for the first time since 1984.
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