Afrobeat singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has revealed that Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior and NBA star Jaylen Brown are members of a group chat where they recently discussed visiting Nigeria.

Burna Boy disclosed this in an interview with ESPN UK, posted on its YouTube channel on Tuesday, 18th August, 2026.

The Grammy-winning singer said the three celebrities belong to what they call their “Seven group chat”.

“Now we have a 7 team. It’s me, Vini, and I don’t know if you know Jaylen Brown,” Burna Boy said.

When the interviewer confirmed that Brown is an NBA player, the singer replied, “Yeah, that’s our Seven group chat.”

Asked what they discuss in the group, Burna Boy said their recent conversation centred on bringing the two sports stars to Nigeria.

“It’s a lot of things. The last conversation we had is bringing all of them to Nigeria,” he said.

The singer also spoke about his football academy in Nigeria, saying he was inspired to establish it after watching a documentary about community football in Jamaica.

He said he wanted young footballers from the academy to eventually play for clubs such as Manchester United.

“So I just started throwing my money at it,” Burna Boy said.