4th April, 2024
By Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi
Zlatan Ibile, a renowned Nigerian rapper, has disclosed that his childhood ambition was to pursue a football career.
The artiste behind the hit track ‘Zanku’ revealed that his dream was to join the ranks of La Liga powerhouse Barcelona after facing academic challenges in school.
He explained that he never had the intention of being a musician, stressing that he stumbled into music.
In an interview with Echo Room, Zlatan said he picked interest in music after one of his friends played a song he recorded for him.
He said, “I was not a bright student in secondary school. I struggled with Mathematics and Accounting. I was in a Commercial class. I failed my WAEC and I was supposed to sit at home for a year. All my dream was to play for Barcelona.
“I tried my possible best but the corruption in Nigerian football discouraged me. I was playing for a local club then. When I failed WAEC, I was going to sit down at home for a year, and then one of my friends came and played his record for me.
“I told him to take me to the studio the next time he was going. That was how I became a musician. I never had the intention of being a musician.”
“I no sabi book, I failed. All my dreams was to play for Barcelona”
– Zlatan shares the story of how he started singing pic.twitter.com/4IbgD8J36U
— OLAMIDE 🌸💖 (@Olamide0fficial) April 4, 2024