Burna Boy makes history as first Nigerian to present award at Ballon d’Or ceremony

Nigerian Afrobeat star, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally known arsenic Burna Boy, has made past arsenic the archetypal Nigerian to contiguous an grant astatine the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

He made past aft handing retired the 2026 Sócrates Award to English footballer, Bukayo Saka.

Burna presented the grant to Saka connected Monday, October 26, 2026, astatine the Palladium Theatre successful London, UK.

Speaking astir his shot academy earlier the grant presentation, the vocalist stated, "Hopefully, inshallah, 1 time I’ll travel backmost present to spot 1 of my radical getting an grant successful Ballon d’Or."

The vocalist attended the ceremonial aft his halftime amusement show astatine the 2026 N...