Cardi B, Nigerian Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye Spark Paris Dating Frenzy
American rapper Cardi B and Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye have sparked dating rumors after being seen together in Paris. Videos from Paris Fashion Week show the pair in cozy interactions, fueling widespread speculation across social media. While neither has commented, Okoye is reportedly in a long-term relationship, adding intrigue to the unconfirmed romance.
American songstress and rapper Cardi B has ignited a flurry of relationship rumors with Nigerian Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, following their cozy appearances together during Paris Fashion Week. The duo was prominently featured in trending videos and photos from both the Jean Paul Gaultier Fall/Winter 2026 Haute Couture Show and the Messika Haute Joaillerie presentation, where their interactions immediately caught the public’s eye.
Clips circulating widely across social media platforms like TikTok, X, Instagram, and Facebook captured Maduka Okoye escorting Cardi B to her seat, sitting side by side, and even handing her a hand fan to help her keep cool. Further footage showed the pair engaged in conversation on a building's balcony, with the Grammy-winning rapper visibly smiling and laughing, adding fuel to the widespread speculation of a potential romance.
These rumored developments emerge nearly five months after Cardi B announced the end of her relationship with American footballer Stefon Diggs in February 2026, reportedly due to infidelity allegations. She had welcomed her fourth child with Diggs in November 2025, just months after her divorce from ex-husband and father of her first three children, singer Offset, also over allegations of infidelity.
However, the situation is complicated by Maduka Okoye's established personal life. The 26-year-old goalkeeper, who plays for Italian Serie A club Udinese, is known to be in a long-term relationship with Dutch model Jelicia Westhoff, with whom he shares a son named Isaiah Okoye. The couple has previously separated and reconciled, maintaining their relationship despite the renewed attention.
Neither Cardi B nor Maduka Okoye has officially commented on the dating speculation, and there is currently no confirmed evidence to suggest a romantic involvement between them. Okoye, born in Düsseldorf, Germany, to a Nigerian father and a German mother, has had a distinguished professional career, beginning in Germany before moving to Sparta Rotterdam, where he earned the Player of the Season award for the 2020/21 campaign, and subsequently playing for Watford before joining Udinese. The buzz around Okoye's personal life intensified recently when singer Tems was playfully asked on the 2026 BET Awards red carpet if she would "shoot her shot" at the Nigerian star, a suggestion she laughed off.