Borussia Dortmund and Germany forward of Nigerian descent, Karim Adeyemi has traveled to Ibadan the Oyo state capital for a visit.
The forward landed in Ibadan on Monday 26th of December2023, to launch a project.
The player 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 Sports Club of Ibadan. The game ended 1-0 in favour of 3SC.
Fans at the stadium were excited to see the Germany-based player who hails from Ibadan as many pictured 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 Oluilbadan stadium Oyo state as his team Adeyemi FC take on Shooting stars FC.”
It was gathered that the exhibition game was organized 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.
Karim Adeyemi represented Germany at the just concluded FIFA 2022 WorldCup in Qatar but failed to progress past first round at the tournament.