When the FIFA World Cup kicks off on 11 June, Nigeria will be on the menu but not as a competitor. Nigerian musician, Burna Boy, will headline the opening ceremony in a duet with Colombian superstar, Shakira, for who this will be a second appearance at the opening of the World Cup. Her first was at the 2010 edition in South Africa.
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