Afrobeat famous person, Temilade Openiyi, often called Tems, has revealed her intention to begin a Nigerian girls’s soccer workforce, Soccernet.ng studies.
Tems, who lately launched an album titled “Born within the Wild,” has achieved the best feat for any Nigerian musician by profitable a Grammy Award for her function on “Wait 4 U” by Future, which additionally options Drake.
On the podcast show “Is This Seat Taken” by Chinasa Anukam, the Nigerian artist expressed her love for sports activities past her well-known music profession.
“I like sports activities. I like… not sports activities sports activities… but when I might play soccer, I’d. I’m like a soccer [fan],” she instructed Chinasa.
Throughout the interview, Tems additional revealed her intention to ascertain a girls’s soccer membership and take part in native tournaments, which she believes would considerably increase the Nigerian girls’s league.
“I need to begin a feminine soccer workforce. I believe it’s one thing that’s wanted. Like, why can’t we simply have one thing like a neighborhood match with the women? I really feel like it will be enjoyable,” she added.
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Tems’ breakthrough got here in 2020 when she collaborated with Wizkid on the hit single “Essence.” The remix, which included Justin Bieber, soared to quantity 8 on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart and garnered her a Grammy nomination. In the identical 12 months, she additionally collaborated with Drake on the observe “Fountains.”
Ayomide Oguntimehin
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