Music and African football are inseparable. Before a ball is kicked, before a squad is named, before a plane takes off for North America - there is music. The beat of the talking drum, the horns, the megamixes played on loop in barbershops and minibus taxis from Lagos to Accra to Dakar.

For the African diaspora in the UK, the music transforms a sports bar in Peckham or a community hall in Hackney into something electric. Burna Boy's African Giant anthem was the unofficial soundtrack of AFCON 2023. WizKid has soundtracked a generation of football watch parties. In Senegal, youssou N'Dour's voice still plays before every major fixture - a bridge between tradition and the global stage.

Our World Cup 2026 screening playlist spans genres and generations - from Fela Kuti's classic political funk to the Afrobeats explosion of the 2020s. Come early, dance, and celebrate before the match even begins.