American Senegalese born singer Akon has formed an unlikely partnership with oil and gas giants Shell to create Africa’s first human and solar powered football pitch.

Based at Federal College of Education in Lagos, Nigeria, the incredible new football pitch is based around the invention of a young British engineer Laurence Kemball-Cook, who uses solar power and the movement of players to power the pitch.

By placing electronic tiles underneath the artificial turf, the movement of the players is converted into power by kinetic energy. It is understood that seven watts of electricity are generated every time a player stands on one of the tiles.

Akon, who spent much of his childhood in the West African country Senegal, joined celebrations in Lagos to officially open the new pitch which has six powerful and low consuming LED floodlights.

‘It’s brilliant,’ said Kusagba Oluwadamilola, an 18-year-old sports student, who plays for the football team at the Federal College of Education.

‘It’s going to be really useful. Until now we couldn’t play at night,’ he told AFP.

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I can't just stop praying and saying thank you to some African celebreties from Akon to Drogba to Samuel Eto to Micheal Essien to Adebayor for their selfless work for the growth of the continent called Africa.

May Almighty Allah continue to bless you guys in Jesus name. Amen

I just wonder what achievement our own ex-footballers has done for Nigeria not to talk of Africa. Na even the company based in Nigeria they give them edorsement.

It's well, Nigerians.

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That's interesting

Nice one from Akon and Shell

Dem don try.

kudos to Akon & shell for bringing this down to Africa & more especially Nigeria. Energy from wind, the sun, biogas e.t.c. Are much more economical and sustainable means of generating electricity. Just hope our leaders will borrow a leaf from this kind of innovative action. Oga Fashola, over to you.