The music singer met with the player immediately after Ivory Coast won the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Odumodu took to his own Instagram page and posted a series of images of himself with Ekong, who was wearing his Super Eagles shirt.
The football player finally offered his shirt to Odumodu, who appeared to appreciate the gesture based on images of them hugging and shaking hands.
The music singer then captioned the image with words of admiration and encouragement for Nigeria’s football squad.
He wrote: “SKIPPO SAY WE GO COME BACK NEXT YEAR. STRONGER . SALUTE TO EVERY PLAYER THAT REPRESENTED US. IT WAS MAGICAL.”
The photos of Odumodu with Ekong drew a series of interesting comments from fans. Read some of them below:
hushwayup: “Brother supporting Brother ❤️.”
070cariad: “Industry Machinery .”
wor_ld_official: “More wins bro .”
Freshybeast: “Badly player .”
Victorolasuyi: “Captain with the vibes … .”
mr.jollof_: “Men of the year .”
basetown_: “The next AFCON na in 3 years o .”
big__win__: “Showing workings .”
ben.legnd: “Commendable OGs.”
iam_mcbrymo: “ to the world ❤️.”