Popular British recording artiste, Dave Santan, has made a snide remark about Nigerian football players in the track, ‘Chapter 16‘, which is from his album, The Boy Who Plays The Harp.
In the song, ‘Chapter 16’, Dave claimed Nigerian strikers lie about their age by using them as a comparison with ladies who lie about their age.
“H*es lying about their age like Nigerian strikers,” he raps.
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Dave’s diss track has sparked controversy online, with many accusing him of generalization.
Dave Santan: Nigerian-born British Sensation
Though a British citizen, Dave has Nigerian heritage through his parents, who are emigrants from Edo State, Nigeria.
He has collaborated with Nigerian artists such as Burna Boy, Wizkid, and, most recently, Tems, on his new album, The Boy Who Plays The Harp.
David Orobosa Michael Omoregie, known professionally as Dave or Santan Dave, is a British rapper and actor. He is known for his socially conscious lyricism and wordplay. Dave released his debut extended play, Six Paths, in 2016, after the release of several successful singles, including the grime song “Thiago Silva”.
Nigerian Soccer and Age Falsification Scandal
eelive.ng reports that age-cheating scandals are very common at all levels of Nigerian football, including the national teams.
Nigeria once disbanded the U-17 men’s football team due to widespread age-cheating.
