Cardi B's fans were left excited as she was spotted being comfy with a soccer star, who even helped her during Paris Fashion Week. We are talking about Maduka Okoye!
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleCardi B and Stefon Diggs grabbed a whole lot of attention in the last few months with their personal life. There have been speculations about Cardi B and Stefon Diggs' breakup, and in February 2026, the rapper kind of confirmed not being with her baby daddy, while taking a shot at BIA. While split buzz was rife, the couple was seen indulging in PDA during an event on Mother's Day 2026. While several gossip items are circulating about Cardi B and Stefon Diggs, a recent video of the rapper with a soccer star has grabbed her fans' attention, leaving them wondering if something is cooking.
Recently, TMZ released a TikTok video of Cardi B from Paris Fashion Week. Well, the video sparked a new conversation around Cardi B's personal life, as she was recently seen with Nigerian soccer goalkeeper Maduka Okoye. The duo was seen sitting beside each other, and reportedly, he, showing the qualities of a true gentleman, helped her during the event. While nothing is confirmed as of now, the duo's bond has become the talk of the town, and the rapper's fans aren't against the idea. While this can be mere friendship, the conversation is about Cardi B and her new friend, Maduka Okoye.
Maduka Okoye is a professional soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Italian Serie A Club Udinese and also represents the Nigerian national team. Maduka is 27 years old, and speaking of his personal life, while his recent video with Cardi B sparked a conversation around it, he has been in a long-term relationship with a Dutch model, Jelicia Westhoff, and the couple shares a son, Isaiah Emil Okoye.
While Jelicia has over 38K followers on her social media, she doesn't have any posts with the soccer player currently. It was in 2024 that the couple reportedly reconciled after their public dispute. Reportedly, Jelicia slammed Maduka on social media and said that she was done with him and couldn't believe that he would disrespect their relationship. However, hours later, Jelicia issued a public apology, reportedly saying:
"I should never have allowed someone to bring me out of character. But I take today as a learning curve to never allow this to happen again. Gladly, myself and Maduka have resolved our differences and are now looking forward to being the happy family that we are."
Maduka Okoye's social media also doesn't have any photos of Jelicia as of now. He is currently in Paris for the PFW, and reshared Vogue's video that showed him sitting by Cardi B. According to the Daily Post, Maduka once turned down the advances of a Nigerian billionaire heiress. Sports journalist, Oma Akatugba revealed that Maduka showed him his phone that had messages allegedly from a Nigerian heiress; however, even though the journalist asked him to look into the same, the goalkeeper said that the Nigerian billionaire heiress is out of his league. Oma Akatugba reportedly said:
"On day I was at Maduka’s place while he was still living in Holland, and he showed me his phone. He had a message from the daughter of a Nigerian billionaire. I screamed, ‘Bro, this one ma big fish o!’ He laughed and said, ‘Yeah, but she’s not really in my league beauty-wise.'”
Speaking of Cardi B and Stefon Diggs, reports claimed that he cheated on the rapper with another woman when she was pregnant. Reports also claimed that the duo broke up before Super Bowl LX, and it was not an abrupt breakup; rather, the couple reportedly took the decision to part ways mutually. However, it was in May 2026, that their PDA during the Mother's Day event sparked reconciliation buzz, and following this, he confirmed to TMZ that there was no argument between them.
What do you think about the buzz around Cardi B and Maduka?
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