Kenyan artist Sofiya Nzau has been featured in the soundtrack for the latest instalment of the FC 26 football game by video game company EA Sports.
Nzau, who rose to global stardom through her hit song Mwaki, announced that her song Your Love (Antdot remix) will be on the game’s soundtrack that features global superstars such as Ed Sheeran, Koffee, Idris Elba and Tom Grennan.
Fans and players highly anticipating the video game, set for release on Friday, September 26, 2025 ,will get to listen to Nzau's song alongside 90 other songs featured the game’s 91-song soundtrack.
“So proud to announce that “Your Love (Antdot Remix) is featured on EA Sports FC 26!” Nzau said in an Instagram post.
“Such an amazing moment for Kenyan music and the culture. Our sound is reaching the world. Thank you to EA Sports FC and everyone who keeps pushing this journey forward,” she added.
Who is Sofiya Nzau?
Nzau, officially known as Sofiya Wanjiku, was born on February 20, 1993, in Miruri, Murang’a County. Before her music career took off, she worked as a street vendor and housemaid in Thika from 2015 to 2020.
It was after the COVID-19 pandemic reached Kenya that she decided, in December 2020, to begin work as a full-time songwriter. Her husband, who a music producer, supported her transition.
As for her music style, Nzau writes in Kikuyu, with her music often a blend of electronic dance music, house, and progressive house. Despite being of a ‘foreign’ genre, Nzau’s songs are rooted in Kenyan culture, particularly incorporating local language and storytelling.
300 Million Streams
Her breakout song, Mwaki, catapulted her into global stardom and has so far amassed over 300 million streams on Spotify, earning her platinum certifications in multiple countries.
The song, released on November 10, 2023, went viral on TikTok, driven by Nzau’s vocals and the song’s distinctive sound, attracting the attention of international producers.
Currently, she has over nine million monthly listeners on Spotify, the largest in East Africa, and has worked with global artists such as Diplo, Steve Aoki, and Avaion.
Aside from Nzau, the game’s 91-song soundtrack will feature global superstars such as Ed Sheeran, Skepta, Pink Pantheress, and Amine.
In featuring on the soundtrack, Nzau becomes the second Kenyan artist after music group Matata had their song Not Today, featured on the FC 24 soundtrack.
