Superstar Davido has defeated Starboy Wizkid to win the best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2017.

Davido was nominated in the category alongside Wizkid, South Africa’s Babes Wodumo & Nasty C, Angola’s C4 Pedro, and Kenya’s Nyashinksi.

Davido announced the victory on Twitter and dedicated the award to his late mum.

He wrote, I’M ON FiAAAAAAA!! ? Thank you everybody. THIS IS FOR YOU MOM! ❤️ ❤️❤️ #30BG

I’M ON FiAAAAAAA!! ? Thank you everybody. THIS IS FOR YOU MOM! ❤️ ❤️❤️ #30BG pic.twitter.com/84ZUl7CZhG

— Davido (@iam_Davido) November 12, 2017

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