Nigerian-German professional footballer, Karim Adeyemi made a public appearance in Ibadan, Oyo State on Boxing Day during a visit to Nigeria.
The Borussia Dortmund forward was spotted at the Olubadan Stadium, where he watched his team, Adeyemi FC play a novelty match against Nigeria Professional Football League side, Shooting Stars of Ibadan. Shooting Stars won 1-0.
According to The PUNCH, fans at the stadium were excited to see the Germany-based player who hails from Ibadan as they posed for pictures with the 20-year-old footballer, just as tweeps shared the updates on social media.
A sports writer, Jide Taiwo tweeted: “Karim Adeyemi in Nigeria at Olubadan Stadium, Oyo State as his team Adeyemi FC take on Shooting stars FC”.
It was gathered that the exhibition game was organised by his NGO, Karim Adeyemi Foundation.
Adeyemi was born in Germany to a Nigerian father and a Romanian mother but opted to play for the German national team.
The Dortmund forward was part of German squad that crashed out of the group stage of the recently concluded FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
