Famous Nigerian singer Teniola Apata, aka Teni, in her reaction to the loss of some Nigerian artistes to South African singer Tyla, during the 66th Grammys last night, urged the Super Eagles of Nigeria to defeat South Africa in Wednesday’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Semi-final encounter against South Africa.
The Informant247 reports that Nigerian quintets Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Davido, Asake and Olamide were snubbed at the 66th Grammys on Sunday.
Tyla, the only non-Nigerian nominee in the maiden Best African Music Performance category, was given the award.
Reacting in a video shared via Instagram, Teni, who specifically called on Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and their teammates to aim for a decisive victory over the South African team, also pleaded with the players to avenge the Grammy loss of their compatriots by defeating South Africa in the semifinal clash in Cote D’Ivoire.
“Grammy, there’s a problem. We have many parties. You have killed our groove. South Africa, Tyla’s ‘Water.’ Alright. Osimhen, over to you. Lookman, over to you. South Africa, you will dance Amapiano after your AFCON defeat. You killed my groove. Grammy, why?” she said in a mixture of Yoruba and English.
Some of her followers have taken to the comment section to react:
@olatundejyde: “Make Naija sha nor loose. I fit cry.”
@biggie_poko: “Na only mouth Nigeria get, all of una need oyibo validation so bad, why not have an African award, that way weaken the Grammy, we have a long way to go.”
@momoh_jay: “Really, though. This doesn’t even make sense. Again, they stole IT from us. But we keep going. Our musicians are our stars—awards or not. We Adore and respect them. They put our country’s name on the world’s MAP. No award can beat that. And that’s on PERIOD.”
“jenniferiwuh: “Teni really has me laughing, and I can’t understand anything she is saying.”
@tomike_a: “over to them, boysssssss.”