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BAND HIRED TO WELCOME ROBERTO, FIRMINO AND FABINHO IN SINGAPORE

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Liverpool fan Ahmad Saifullah was a delighted man on Sunday night, not just because Reds’ rivals Manchester City had suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

He was thrilled also because he had been informed by his percussion band Qara Rosa to perform at the Brazil players’ arrival at the JW Marriott Hotel Singapore.

Not surprisingly, the 25-year-old data analyst was excited to be greeting his idols Roberto Firmino and Fabinho, who arrived in a mini-van along with Everton’s Richarlison.

Forward Richarlison posing for a selfie with fans as he departs the team’s hotel.

“The band was told on Saturday evening but I was informed only at about 11pm (on Sunday),” he told The New Paper.

“But I’m a fan of Brazil and it was too good a chance to miss.

“We made special arrangements to our respective schedules so we could head to work (or school) straight after and I pre-empted my manager who was understanding.”

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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