{
  "id": 11234277,
  "title": "City Boy Movement appoints Super Eagles stars Omeruo, Shehu to sports roles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/city-boy-movement-appoints-super-eagles-stars-omeruo-shehu-to-sports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:46:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/city-boy-movement-appoints-super-eagles-stars-shehu-omeruo-to-sports-roles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The City Boy Movement has announced the appointment of Super Eagles players Shehu Abdullahi and Kenneth Omeruo to positions within its national leadership structure. According to National Director of Media Monitoring and Rapid Response Bashir Ahmad, Abdullahi has been appointed National Deputy Director of Sports, while Omeruo has been named National Assistant Director of Sports. The announcement was made on Thursday, with Ahmad stating that the City Boy Movement is delighted to welcome the two Super Eagles stars to the movement. Abdullahi, a former Super Eagles defender who represented Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, joins the leadership structure at the age of 33. Omeruo, a 32-year-old regular member of the national team who featured for Nigeria at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, will take on the role of National Assistant Director of Sports. The City Boy Movement is a political support group whose leadership directory lists Ahmad as its National Director of Media Monitoring and Rapid Response and a member of its National Working Committee.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/city-boy-movement-urges-youths-to-promote-nigeria-shun-violence",
        "published": "2026-10-01T16:08:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/nigeria-at-66-lets-keep-praying-funke-akindele-urges-nigerians-on",
        "published": "2026-10-01T16:37:19.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}