Canadian rapper Drake won more than $1 million after Canada beat South Africa in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32, ending Bafana Bafana’s historic run and adding another chapter to the musician’s record of high-stakes sports betting, four years after he lost a £837,000 wager on Argentina in the 2022 final.
The Toronto-born rapper staked $770,000 on Canada to defeat South Africa, with the wager carrying a potential payout of $1,001,000 and earning him a profit of about $231,000 after Canada’s victory.
Drake disclosed the bet on Instagram before the match, saying it followed a private exchange with South African DJ Black Coffee.
“@realblackcoffee was chirping in the DM I had to raise the STAKES,” he wrote while sharing a screenshot of the wager.
The post added a celebrity subplot to one of the biggest matches in South Africa’s football history, as Bafana Bafana sought to extend their best run at a FIFA World Cup.
