David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, has set a new
record as the first African artiste to hit the Atlanta golden spike.
The Atlanta golden spike references the ceremonial final
spike fixed into a railroad track after it has been laid.
As a railroad state in the US, the hitting of the golden
spike is a tradition which occurs before the start of matches played by the
Atlanta Football team, Atlanta United FC.
Davido, born in Atlanta to Nigerian parents, was given the
honour on Saturday night, and, according to goal.com, became the first African
artiste to perform the tradition.
Other artistes who have been honoured to hit the golden
spike include rapper 2 Chainz, Yung Joc, Waka Flocka, country musician Zac
Brown, and others.
Wearing a jersey of the team, customised with the letter 7
and his name written in gold, Davido shared the video of himself hitting the
spike with fans cheering on his Instagram stories.
The Atlanta UFC verified Twitter account also shared the
moment in a video with the caption:
“Atlanta born.
Nigeria made Afrobeats artist @Davido is your Golden Spike Hitter”
Atlanta born. Nigeria made 🇳🇬
— Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) July 24, 2021
Afrobeats artist @Davido is your Golden Spike Hitter 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7FLIyXNz1m
The game which held at the 70 thousand capacity
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta was also attended by American rapper and Atlanta
native, Kanye West.
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