{"id":1581,"date":"2026-10-26T22:01:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/video-moment-burna-boy-presented-socrates-award-to-arsenals-saka\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T22:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:01:34","slug":"video-moment-burna-boy-presented-socrates-award-to-arsenals-saka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/video-moment-burna-boy-presented-socrates-award-to-arsenals-saka\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Moment Burna Boy presented Socrates Award to Arsenal\u2019s Saka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Video-Moment-Burna-Boy-presented-Socrates-Award-to-Arsenals-Saka.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Video: Moment Burna Boy presented Socrates Award to Arsenal\u2019s Saka\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Video-Moment-Burna-Boy-presented-Socrates-Award-to-Arsenals-Saka.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/burna-boy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/burna-boy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/burna-boy.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigerian music star Burna Boy presented the Socrates Award to Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka at the 2026 Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Afrobeats singer took to the stage to present the award to the England international during the prestigious football awards <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ceremony, bringing together two prominent figures from the worlds of music and football.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Burna boy presented saka award. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rWGVe9bCVo\">pic.twitter.com\/rWGVe9bCVo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Runor <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Video-Moment-Burna-Boy-presented-Socrates-Award-to-Arsenals-Saka-1.jpg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> (@Ogheneruhnor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ogheneruhnor\/status\/2114835716521799750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saka, who plays for Premier League club Arsenal, was recognised with the award, which honours footballers for their humanitarian and social impact beyond the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burna Boy\u2019s appearance at the ceremony also highlighted the growing connection between African music and international football, with the Grammy-winning artist representing Nigeria at one of the sport\u2019s biggest events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment was captured on video and has drawn attention from fans of both the Nigerian singer and the Arsenal star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/video-moment-burna-boy-presented-socrates-award-to-arsenals-saka\/\">Video: Moment Burna Boy presented Socrates Award to Arsenal\u2019s Saka<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian music star Burna Boy presented the Socrates Award to Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka at the 2026 Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony. 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