Burna Boy makes history as first Nigerian to present award at Ballon d’Or ceremony

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Burna%20Boy%20makes%20history%20as%20first%20Nigerian%20to%20present%20award%20at%20Ballon%20d%E2%80%99Or%20ceremony.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Burna Boy makes history as first Nigerian to present award at Ballon d’Or ceremony" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Burna%20Boy%20makes%20history%20as%20first%20Nigerian%20to%20present%20award%20at%20Ballon%20d%E2%80%99Or%20ceremony.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/400x240/cms-api/media/file/Burna%20Boy%20makes%20history%20as%20first%20Nigerian%20to%20present%20award%20at%20Ballon%20d%E2%80%99Or%20ceremony.jpg.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/400x240/cms-api/media/file/Burna%20Boy%20makes%20history%20as%20first%20Nigerian%20to%20present%20award%20at%20Ballon%20d%E2%80%99Or%20ceremony.jpg.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/820x492/cms-api/media/file/Burna%20Boy%20makes%20history%20as%20first%20Nigerian%20to%20present%20award%20at%20Ballon%20d%E2%80%99Or%20ceremony.jpg.jpg 820w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>Nigerian Afrobeat star, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally known as Burna Boy, has made history as the first Nigerian to present an award at the Ballon d’Or ceremony. He made history after handing out the 2026 Sócrates Award to English footballer, Bukayo Saka. Burna presented the award to Saka on Monday, October 26, 2026, at the [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/27/burna-boy-makes-history-as-first-nigerian-entertainer-to-present-ballon-dor-award/">Burna Boy makes history as first Nigerian to present award at Ballon d’Or ceremony </a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.