Famous Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has named Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe as the three greatest players of all time, Soccernet.ng reports.
The 24-year-old musician is one of the entertainment exports from Nigeria, with his music amassing over 8 billion streams on Spotify alone. His big hit song, “Calm Down”, featuring American singer, Selena Gomez, has amassed 1.6 billion streams and counting.
Away from the wonders he performs with his vocals and a microphone, the global superstar is a football fan. Quizzed about his personal take on who the three greatest footballers of all time are, Rema opted for household names including Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe.
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“Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and the third one is hard, but I’ll say Messi. I was going to say someone else because I was really a huge fan of Tevez, especially when he was at Manchester United, and then he went on to Manchester City. At that time, I was heavy on the PS2. I love Tevez. On the console, he could shoot from anywhere,” the one-time Grammy nominee said in an interview with ESPN at the NBA Paris Games 2025.
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During their time at the Theatre of Dreams, the duo played 80 games together, even though they combined for just eight goals with both of their involvements. With the pair on the pitch, Manchester United won 57 games, drew 15, and lost just 8.
