EA FC 24 Soundtrack: No Wizkid, Davido or Burna Boy as Afrobeats misses out on official playlist
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EA FC 24 Official Soundtrack announced| Photo Credit: Instagram(@easportsfc)

EA FC 24 Soundtrack: No Wizkid, Davido or Burna Boy as Afrobeats misses out on official playlist

David Ben 17:28 - 21.09.2023

No single Afrobeat song was included in the official soundtrack of EA FC 24.

With just over a week to go until the full release of EA Sports FC 24, fans have continued to anticipate the new features set to arrive the new game.

EA have since confirmed a host of several new additions coming to the FC 24 in Career Mode and Ultimate Team.

Pulse Sports reported that FC 24 is the new game developed by EA Sports to succeed the now-defunct FIFA game series, following the end of the partnership between football’s governing body and the iconic video game publishers.

EA FC 24 Soundtracks
Liverpool players in EA FC 24| Photo Credit: X(@EASPORTSFC)

Ahead of the full release of FC 24, EA has finally announced the official soundtrack for the upcoming game.

Every year, fans look forward to the unveiling of EA’s tracks which sees a host of global music genres come together in a 100-song playlist.

Afrobeats songs miss out on EA FC 24 Soundtrack

EA FC 24 Soundtrack
EA FC 24 Soundtrack official cover| Photo Credit: Instagram(@easportsfc)

This Wednesday, EA officially announced the list of songs that have been included in the FC 24 Soundtrack.

The list features a vast array of musical talents around the world with some big name music stars making the list including Grammy-Award-winning rappers Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, international record producer and DJ, Skrillex, Colombian popstar Karol G, and British music legends, The Rolling Stones, amongst others.

However, a notable omission from FC 24’s official soundtrack is the absence of an Afrobeats song.

Since 2021, Nigerian music has been a constant feature on EA’s soundtracks with the likes of Fireboy, Burna Boy, Rema, Olamide, BadBoy Timz, Pheelz, BNXN, amongst a few others debuting on the playlist.

However, EA seems to have taken a different approach with FC 24, although, one Nigerian is included in the playlist.

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London-based Nigerian singer and songwriter Steven Umoh popularly known by his stage name “Obongjayar” debuted on EA’s soundtracks in FC 24 for his feature with London-based rapper Jeshi on the song “Protein” off the latter’s 2022 album Universal Credit.

Additionally, Dreamville’s magnificent duo Bas and J.Cole as predicted by Pulse Sports returned to EA’s soundtrack on FC 24 for their impressive collab “Passport Bros” which was released in July this year.

Although, Afrobeats has seemingly been exempted from EA FC 24’s global soundtrack, there are still high hopes for the Nigerian music genre ahead of the release of EA FC 24 VOLTA Football Soundtrack which will be also be made official soon.

What is the EA FC 24 VOLTA Football Soundtrack?

Basically, EA FC’s global soundtrack features massive new music from established artists and hot newcomers, while the VOLTA FOOTBALL soundtrack drives street action with the latest and greatest in grime, electronic and hip-hop.

You can check out the full list of songs on the EA FC 24 Soundtrack here.

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