Club World Cup: Nigerian afrobeats star poses with Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi

Nigerian afrobeats and reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter, Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, popularly known as Patoranking, posed for pictures with Karim Adeyemi and other Borussia Dortmund players, Soccernet.ng reports.

Die Schwarzgelben have been drawn into the Club World Cup Group F alongside Mamelodi Sundowns, Fluminese, and South Korean side, Ulsan HD FC.

Ahead of Dortmund's clash against Fluminense at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Patoranking visited the Black and Yellows at the Florida Blue Training Centre, primarily owned by Lionel Messi's Inter Miami.

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World Best @BVB pic.twitter.com/HTdc1gDNkc

— PATORANKING (@patorankingfire) June 15, 2025

The “My woman, My everything” crooner shook hands with Adeyemi, who has roots in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria.

The 35-year-old then posed for pictures with other stars like Sehrou Guirassy, Carney Chukwuemeka, Felix Nmecha, and Julian Brandt.

Patoranking is an alumnus of the prestigious Harvard University, having graduated from their Business School last year alongside some elite names like Juan Mata, and American stand-up comedian, Roy Norris Wood Jr. 

Patoraking graduating from Havard Business School alongside Juan Mata is so random. Nice! pic.twitter.com/N3nlpax9lR

— Latifat Adebayo-Ohio (@Phatill) June 10, 2024

Patoranking is also an avid football fan. He actively cheered for the Super Eagles at the AFCON 2019 tournament in Egypt, where they won the bronze medal.

Super eagles Super Champion

— PATORANKING (@patorankingfire) July 10, 2019

He'll be cheering Niko Kovac's side in the United States as they look to reach the latter stages of the FIFA Club World Cup. Borussia Dortmund will play against a Fluminense side captained by Thiago Silva tomorrow, before taking on Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati.

Their final group game will be played at the same venue against the two-time AFC Champions League winners, who paused their domestic season to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup.