AFCON Diaspora Tour off to successful start in London and attracts legends including Alex Song, Alex Iwobi, musicians Stonebwoy, Odumodublvck and former Arsenal executive David Dein.
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The kick-off event of the CAF Diaspora Tour for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 got off to a successful start, attracting top African legends including Alex Song, current star Alex Iwobi, Ghanaian music icon Stonebwoy, Nigerian artist Odumodublvck, and former Arsenal Vice-Chairman David Dein.
The event, held in the heart of London in Piccadilly Circus, is part of a two-city Tour that will move to Paris next week. The Tour will take place in Paris on the 3rd and 4th of December, with the original AFCON Trophy present on the 3rd of December at Palais de Tokyo, Yoyo for the opening ceremony, before returning to Morocco on the 4th of December for the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 Trophy Tour.
The Diaspora Tour in London continues today, Friday, with a public event from 3pm UK time (GMT) at Piccadilly Circus, where fans will have an opportunity to meet the legends and see the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Trophy.
Dein said African football was experiencing an exciting “new era”.
He said: “The biggest winner from the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in December will be African football. African football is special; it is full of passion because Africans are full of passion. I think what we see now is a special era in African football, and this event here in London has been a great success and good advertisement for African football.”
Alex Song, the former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder, said: “What is exciting is to be here in London and see people from all walks of life celebrating African football. This is something that didn’t happen when we were playing. We have always known that African football is amazing, but now we are exporting this to the rest of the world to see.”
Stonebwoy, one of Ghana’s and Africa’s celebrated artists, gave a special performance to a room full of international media, sponsors and CAF partners on Thursday night and the event also featured the presence of Nigerian artist Odumodublvck, adding to the strong cultural representation of the African diaspora.
These events are a tribute to the enduring connection that pulses through every match, every cheer, and every goal – honouring not only the iconic African players who have become titans on European soil, but also the continent they represent.
