Kofi Mole’s “Balotelli” has found its way into European football. French Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille has shared a compilation of Mario Balotelli’s goals for the club with the Ghanaian rapper’s hit as the soundtrack, putting a Ghanaian record in front of the club’s millions of followers.
As reported by GhanaWeb on Saturday, 14 November, the video brings together Balotelli’s goals from his spell at the Stade Vélodrome, and the choice of song quickly caught the attention of Ghanaian football and music fans. Halmblog also reported the clip, noting that the club gave no explanation for the pick, although the link is obvious: the song is named after the striker.
Kofi Mole reacts
Kofi Mole was clearly thrilled. In a post on X on Friday, 13 November, he wrote: “BRO! BOTH MONACO AND MARSEILLE POSTING MY SONG ON THEIR INSTAGRAM PAGES RN!!!”
Why the song fits
Balotelli joined Marseille from OGC Nice in January 2019 and scored eight goals in 15 Ligue 1 appearances during a short but memorable stay, GhanaWeb noted. The former Italy international was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, which is a big part of why Ghanaians have long claimed him as one of their own and why a song in his name has struck such a chord at home.
“BALOTELLI (SUPA)”, as it is listed on streaming platforms, is on Kofi Mole’s 4 DA POPPIN’ EP, released on 4 September 2026. It has been one of the biggest songs in the country in recent weeks: on Saturday morning it sat at No. 9 on Apple Music’s Top Songs chart in Ghana, holding its own in a top 10 otherwise filled by O’Kenneth and Kweku Smoke.
The rapper has also been busy on features lately, including his verse on Quamina MP’s ƐSHISHI.
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