The media personality accused the singer of ignoring Nigerian languages on a global stage
On July 21, 2026, media personality Daniel Regha heavily criticized Burna Boy for his linguistic choices in a new World Cup anthem. Regha accused the singer of ignoring Nigerian languages during his collaboration with Shakira, claiming he missed a major chance to promote Afrobeats globally.
Daniel Regha triggered a fresh online debate about cultural pride in global music. The controversial figure attacked Burna Boy for his recent song with Colombian pop star Shakira.
Regha expressed huge anger over the language choices in their new World Cup anthem. This mirrors the tension when [regha tackled similar afrobeats controversies] last year. Fans quickly flooded social platforms with mixed feelings about the bold claim.
Missed chance for cultural pride
The media critic spotted a sharp contrast between the two global stars. He argued that Shakira proudly showed off her Spanish heritage while her partner ignored his roots.
”Shakira is from Columbia, Burna is from Nigeria; And both did a song together for the World Cup. Shakira’s native language is Spanish which was repeatedly heard in the song. Nigeria has over 520 native languages with Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba being the major three. Burna had over 10 lines in the song to himself but couldn’t incorporate any of Nigeria’s native language in his verse, instead he sang along happily in Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and French.” Regha wrote.
The commentator stressed the many language options available to the Nigerian superstar. He pointed out that even informal street slang was missing from the track. This huge error felt like an insult to the entire African continent.
”Not even pidgin language made it to the song to show this is Nigeria or Africa.” The media personality added.
Regha ended his rant by comparing the marketing choices of both famous artists. He praised Shakira for making a massive cultural impact with her native tongue. Meanwhile, he blamed the Nigerian singer for failing to lift his home genre.
”Shakira used the opportunity brilliantly to market her country globally, she has the whole world singing Spanish words, while Bvrba covldn’t even utilize the chance to put afrobeats on the map.” The critic declared.
