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England and Arsenal forward, Bukayo Saka has revealed the reasons his Nigerian grandmother christened him Bukayo
Saka who was born to Nigerian parents said his grandmother named him Bukayo because she wanted him to bring joy to the family.
Saka, who graduated from the Arsenal’s Hale End Academy, said his father contributed immensely to his success story in football.
“My grandma gave it to me because of its meaning,” he told GQ Magazine when asked about his Yoruba name ‘Bukayo’.
“It means ‘God has added joy to my life.’ She wanted me to add joy to the family, so she named me that…Every time she called me, that’s probably what I meant to her,” he said.
Saka who has been instrumental to the winnings so far recorded by Arsenal is full of hopes that the London club will make top 4 at the end of the season and play in the UEFA champions League.