{
  "id": 11235195,
  "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-11235195",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:50:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/city-boy-movement-appoints-super-eagles-stars-shehu-omeruo-to-sports-roles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The City Boy Movement has announced the appointment of two Super Eagles stars, Shehu Abdullahi and Kenneth Omeruo, to key positions in its leadership structure. Bashir Ahmad, the National Director of Media Monitoring and Rapid Response for the movement, made the announcement on Thursday. Abdullahi, 33, has been appointed as National Deputy Director of Sports, while Omeruo, 32, has been named National Assistant Director of Sports. Ahmad expressed delight at the appointments, stating that the City Boy Movement is happy to have Abdullahi and Omeruo on board. The movement encourages young people to promote Nigeria and avoid violence. Both Abdullahi and Omeruo have extensive experience with the Nigerian national team, having represented the country in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The City Boy Movement is a political support group, with Ahmad serving as its National Director of Media Monitoring and Rapid Response and a member of its National Working Committee.",
  "summary": "Political support group, the City Boy Movement, has appointed Super Eagles players Shehu Abdullahi and Kenneth Omeruo to its national leadership structure. Read More: https://punchng.com/city-boy-movement-appoints-super-eagles-stars-shehu-omeruo-to-sports-roles/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "City Boy Movement urges youths to promote Nigeria, shun violence",
        "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",
        "title": "Nigeria at 66: Let’s keep praying – Funke Akindele urges Nigerians on Independence Day",
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}