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Super Eagles Striker, Ujah gets Botev PD of Bulgaria Management Role

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6 months ago

September 22, 2024

Imagine being actively playing professional football in Europe and your club already has management offer for you, that is the fortune of Super Eagles striker, Anthony Ujah.

Ujah, the top striker of Botev PD of Bulgaria will receive an offer to take up position at the club after hanging his boots.
The former Warri Wolves attacker is currently recovering from a serious injury he sustained in the second leg against Panathinaikos of Greece in the second qualifying round of the Europa League.

The 33-year-old footballer tore a tendon and underwent surgery. He will certainly be out of the game until the end of the autumn part of the campaign.

Anthony Uja was signed in the summer as a free agent after being released by German second division side Eintracht Braunschweig. The top scorer started his career with the yellow and black in an excellent way. In his debut against Maribor (2:1) at “College”, the Nigerian scored a goal and made an assist. He signed on in the rematch with the Slovenians and helped the team continue to the next phase.

However, the vast experience of Ujah playing his trade across three continents of Africa, Europe and Asia( he played in China at a time), his great knowledge of the game in the management as regards to African players and his top notch professionalism are the qualities that endeared Botev PD to offer him a step into a career at football management position.

Botev’s idea is for Uja to help the inclusion of young African footballers who are attracted to the club, writes “Tema sport”. The goal is their development and then sale. This is the model imposed on the canaries since the arrival of the new owner, Anton Zingarevich.

“Anthony is at a level both on and off the field. He shows our young African players how they need to work. And what they need to do to get to his level. That’s why he will probably stay in Botev even after the end of his career,” said the sports director of the yellow and black team, Artur Platek, in an interview with goal.pl.

The Polish boss is currently working on another incoming transfer. Canaries coach Dusan Kerkez wants a winger after Umeh Emmanuel was sold. Umeh was very prominent for the Flying Eagles at the 2023 FIFA U- 20 World Cup in Argentina.

And by the time the market closes, a deal could also be done for Samuel Akere. Botev has targeted a Brazilian winger, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see an African player taken.

So, Ujah will be interfacing between Botev PD and the numerous football clubs/ academies in Nigeria and Africa in the transfer of greatly talented young footballers to the European for their continued development in the round leather game and future sale to other top clubs in Europe.

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Customs Names First Lady Remi Tinubu As ‘Grand Patron’ For 2025 African Volleyball Championship

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5 mins ago

March 17, 2025

The Gleamer

…As CGC Adeniyi champions gender inclusion in Nigeria Customs Service

Joel Ajayi

Following the preparation to commence the long-awaited African Volleyball Tournament in April 2025, the Nigeria Customs Service has named the First Lady and wife of the President of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as the Grand Patron of the upcoming female volleyball tournament.

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, made this announcement on Friday, when he officially visited the First Lady at her office in Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.During the engagement, CGC Adeniyi lauded the First Lady’s unwavering commitment to women’s empowerment, citing her Renewed Hope Initiative, which has positively impacted education, healthcare, and economic empowerment for women, youth, and vulnerable groups. He noted that her leadership has inspired institutional reforms across various sectors, including the Nigeria Customs Service.

The CGC highlighted the Service’s investment in women’s sports, noting that its volleyball team has won the Volleyball Premier League in 2018, 2022, and 2024, as well as the Confederation of Africa Zone 3 Volleyball Championship in 2018 and 2019. He expressed confidence that the First Lady’s presence at the championship would boost athletes’ morale.

“Your Excellency, in recognition of your exemplary leadership and advocacy for women’s advancement, we humbly request that you honour us by serving as the Grand Patron of this momentous event.

Your presence at the official opening ceremony would immeasurably elevate the significance of this championship and inspire our athletes to even greater heights”, CGC Adeniyi said.

Beyond sports, the CGC emphasised the Service’s commitment to gender balance, highlighting the appointment of women to strategic leadership positions, including Excise and Free Trade Zones, Tariff and Trade, and ICT/Modernization Departments.

He further acknowledged the contributions of female officers leading critical initiatives such as the Corporate Social Responsibility ,CSR, Programme, Single Window project, and Authorised Economic Operator Programme, which have significantly modernised Customs operations.

“Following Your Excellency’s inspiring example, we are actively implementing policies that provide equal opportunities for women to express themselves and excel in our Service. Today, women hold critical leadership positions and drive key modernisation efforts”, CGC Adeniyi added.

However, he reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to promoting women’s participation in leadership and sports, pledging continued support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the First Lady’s vision for gender inclusion in national development.

Responding, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu accepted the offer, emphasising that women must continue to take up spaces in all spheres of life.

“I accepted this offer and I keep telling women, there’s always a space for you. There’s a space for you. Nobody’s asking you not to amount to anything. You just have to work more”, the First Lady said.

She further called on Nigerian female star athletes who have made names abroad to return home and inspire the next generation, urging figures like Tobi Amusan and others to actively mentor young girls in sports.

“These are role models for our girls, but don’t go out and just be popular there. They should come and encourage other girls. I want them to do that because it matters a lot. When God gives you a platform, you are not just standing for yourself, you are standing for millions of other women”, Senator Oluremi added.

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