BRANDY PLAYS TO AN EMPTY STADIUM IN SOUTH AFRICA

Is Brandy that infamous in Africa? She literary played to an empty stadium on the closing day of the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day in Johannesburg, South Africa. This stadium is supposed to seat 90,000 people but no more than 40 people listened to her. T a point, she had to walk out of the staged feeling embarrassed.

"Brandy [just] performed to an empty stadium. With the stadium lights on," tweeted an aghast South African musician, Kabomo. "People didn't know there was a concert after the games. No one knew Brandy was around. Maybe a 40 people audience ... She sulked after two songs and walked off."

The American R&B star was a surprise guest at the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day, held at the 90,000-capacity FNB stadium in Soweto. Although tens of thousands of people filled the arena for football and rugby matches, including a game pitting South African football legends against Italian masters such as Emiliano Salvetti and Marco Ballota, the audience trickled out during the music segment. After performances by David Jenkins, Elvis Blue, Salif Keita and D'Banj, there was almost no one left for Brandy.

Neither Brandy nor the concert promoters have commented on the gig. By most accounts, it wasn't Brandy's fault – her fans simply didn't know she was playing. Brandy is popular in Africa and has performed there before, much like in the UK, where she is due to return on 24 September. Although the singer's newest record, Two Eleven, reached only No 87 on the UK album charts, 1998's Never Say Never remains an R&B classic: it has sold more than 16m copies worldwide.

But dem no try o! dem for just listen to am weda she try or not. Lol!