Nigerian Actor John Boyega Poses With Neymar As they Play Poker Together

Neymar has proved he has fans in every galaxy by posing for a picture with Star Wars actor John Boyega.

The Brazilian superstar signed a Barcelona shirt for the British-Nigerian actor who in turn penned his signature on a figurine of his character from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which will be released in December.

Neymar posted a picture of the meeting, which seems to have took place at a celebrity poker event run by PokerStars, which saw the Barcelona forward pit his silky skills against Boyega’s Jedi mind tricks at the poker table.

The Brazilian signed a shirt for Boyega who returned the favour by marking a toy with his signature.

The two 23-year-olds even squared off against each other across the poker table at the celebrity event.

The Brazilian also seems as though he may have taken the actor on in a lightsaber duel, as the pair posed for a picture with the toy weapons which was posted on Neymar’s Instagram account.

 

Unsurprisingly the two 23-year-olds, who are both flying high at the top of their professions, seem to have a lot of respect for each other.

The footballer captioned the image ‘nice to meet you @john_boyega #starwars’ receiving more than 550,000 likes.

John Boyega has appeared in a host of British and American movies also appearing in the Nigerian movie Half of a Yellow sun.