BELGIUM star Amadou Onana swapped the football pitch for an LA Mansion immediately after a World Cup match as he met rapper Lil Wayne.
The Aston Villa midfielder was an unused sub on the bench for his nation in their 0-0 draw with Iran for their second game in Group G at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
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World Cup star Amadou Onana has been pictured with Lil Wayne after Belgium’s clash with Iran Credit: INSTAGRAM
It comes after Onana signed up with Young Money to manage his image rights Credit: INSTAGRAM
But the 24-year-old put pen to paper over a deal with legendary American entertainment company, Young Money, to manage his image rights in January.
The firm’s talent roster includes US music heavyweights Lil Wayne and Drake.
And months on from the deal being completed, Onana was whisked out to the LA Mansion of Lil Wayne straight after the Belgium clash and was seen in conversation with the artist in a post on Instagram.
While he is a professional footballer, Onana also makes rap music under the stage name 24 am, having released his debut single ‘Check On Me’ on 2 August 2024.
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Fans were left in disbelief seeing the meeting following the game, with one fan saying: “Not a link-up I had on my bingo card.”
A second said: “The most random link-up I’ve ever seen in my life.”
A third added: “The link up I never thought I’d see.”
Another said: “No way in the world I would have thought Lil Wayne would meet Amadou Onana one day.”
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Belgium currently sit third in their group after also drawing against Egypt in their first World Cup game.
Onana played 56 minutes of the game before he was replaced by Maxim De Cuyper in the 1-1 draw.
The Red Devils take on New Zealand in their last Group Stage game on Saturday at 4am BST, knowing a defeat will send them home.
