Pepsi Ad: Burna Boy’s collabo with Messi, Pogba, others excite Nigerians

Grammy-nominated artist, Burna Boy, is getting the buzz on Twitter NG after appearing in a Pepsi advert alongside sporting stars.

The Twice As Tall singer teamed up with Barcelona/Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Manchester United/France’s Paul Pogba, and Borussia Dortmund/England winger Jadon Sancho in the star-studded advert.

Also featured on the advert which dropped on Tuesday is a Dutch footballer who plays for VFL Wolfsburg – Shanice Janice van de Sanden.

The 50-seconds commercial titled Fizz To Life (#ForTheLoveOfIt) featured a soundtrack Rotate by Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter, Becky G featuring Burna Boy, with the beat made by Di Genius.

Fizz To Life featuring Leo Messi, @paulpogba, @ShaniceJanice & @Sanchooo10! #fortheloveofit

Track by @iambeckyg + @burnaboy, with @DiGenius1 on the beat 🔂 pic.twitter.com/cwyDNcKjyJ

— Pepsi Nigeria (@Pepsi_Naija) February 23, 2021

The topic Pepsi X Burna Boy has thousands of tweets already on the bird app hours after it dropped on Tuesday with Nigerians excited to see the

See a few reactions below:

@MaziIbe_ tweeted, “My team may not be in the Champions League but I’m Team Burna and that Pepsi x Burna Ad has given me reasons to look forward to every UCL match.”

“One thing I’ve learnt from Burnaboy is that you should do your thing, you will get there and the world will adjust for you,” says @SalamiMariam17.

According to @MoAdekunleOni “oporrrrrrrrr… From fighting for bigger fonts to being the vocals in a Pepsi ad featuring the greatest footballer ever, Burna has come a long way.”

@mrmanhere_ tweeted, “Now, before my team plays in any Champions League game, I’d start off by playing this new Pepsi X Burna Tune. This will be my new tradition because it’s the song of and for champions.”

@timiPR also tweeted, “Seeing Burna boy in this Pepsi Ad gives me goosebumps!! It’s a Pepsi x Burna ting.”

“When Burna Boy says he’s the African Giant, best believe it. Just look at pepsi x burna,” @ZoeyAlbert__  tweeted.