Reasons of Kizz Daniel's absense at Qatar 2022 World Cup opening ceremony

The absence of Nigerian singer and songwriter Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, at the opening ceremony of the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup on Sunday has been explained.

There was confusion over the singer’s performance at the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Fans who thought the singer was supposed to perform at the opening ceremony on Sunday 

alongside fellow Nigerian artists, CKay became worried when he did not show up on stage.

However, the ‘Buga’ star, who confirmed he would perform at the event, stated that he was 

billed to perform on the 23rd of November and not the 20th, as speculated.

According to Dailypost, Kizz Daniel had, in a post on his Instagram page on Friday, 11th of November, confirmed that 

he would perform at the World Cup in Qatar.

He wrote: “This one is for Africa. This one is for Vado nation. See you in Qatar World Cup on 

23/11/2022.”

Meanwhile, those who thought that the singer was supposed to perform at the opening ceremony 

stormed social media to express concern over his and other Nigerian artists’ absence at the 

event.

JulioKitoko wrote: “But Davido, Kizz Daniel & Co supposed to perform for the World Cup opening 

ceremony. Why are they not there.”

Ajoke wrote: “I thought Kizz Daniel said he would be performing at the World Cup?”

FaiBoris added: “I did not see. Kizz Daniel or Davido at the World Cup opening ceremony. After 

all the hype from Nigerians and me in particular, looking forward for him to ginger and Buga 

the crowd. What went wrong? Did lack of electricity stop Nigerians from not being updated in 

time?”

Steeze wrote: “I thought Kizz Daniel and Davido were going to perform at the World Cup open 

ceremony? What happened?” 

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