Shakira congratulated Morocco, after the victory of the Moroccan team against Portugal on Saturday night.
“This time for Africa,” the Colombian singer tweeted, quoting the lyrics of her song. waka waka, the anthem of another World Cup, that of 2010, organized by South Africa. The first on the African continent. His post has been retweeted more than 160,000 times.
The Moroccan team made football history on Saturday night by beating Portugal and qualifying for the semi-finals, becoming the first country on the African continent to reach this level.
A few hours later, France also qualified against England. Therefore, they will face Morocco in the semifinals. The Blues have found their anthem, free of desireof the Italian singer Gala.
Official anthem in 2010
Shakira, ex-girlfriend of former Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, is a regular at the World Cups. She interpreter of the official song of the World Cup in 2010, she previously sang in the final of the World Cup in Germany in 2006, but also in the 2014 one in Brazil.
Approached to sing at the opening ceremony of this world cup in Qatar, the singer declined the invitation. Like her, several artists have refused to come to sing in the country, attacked by the issue of human rights.
Source: BFM TV
