City Boy Movement gives sports leadership roles to Omeruo and Abdullahi

The City Boy Movement has appointed former Super Eagles defenders Shehu Abdullahi and Kenneth Omeruo to sports positions in its national leadership structure. The appointments were announced on Thursday by Bashir Ahmad, the movement’s National Director of Media Monitoring and Rapid Response. Ahmad is also a member of its National Working Committee.

Abdullahi was named National Deputy Director of Sports, while Omeruo was appointed National Assistant Director of Sports. Ahmad welcomed both players to the organisation and said the movement was pleased to have them join its leadership. Abdullahi, 33, represented Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

He is a former Super Eagles defender. Omeruo, 32, has also been a regular member of Nigeria’s national team. He featured for the country at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups.

The City Boy Movement is described in the source material as a political support group. Its leadership directory lists Ahmad as National Director of Media Monitoring and Rapid Response and as a member of the National Working Committee. The announcement places the two former international defenders in formal sports-related roles within the movement.

No further details were provided about their responsibilities, planned programmes or the timing of their assumption of office. The appointments come after the movement’s announcement of the two positions, with Abdullahi and Omeruo being welcomed as part of its national leadership structure. Ahmad’s statement did not outline whether the roles would involve specific sporting initiatives or engagement with athletes and youth groups.