Anthony Ujah on his career journey, recovering from a career-threatening injury, Super Eagles & More

Home of Nigerian Football

Nigerian striker, Anthony Ujah discusses his career journey, all the way from Benue in Nigeria, playing for Mainz, Koln, Union Berlin, his time in China, recovering from a career-threatening injury, finding a home in Eintracht Braunschweig and much more.
0:00 Promo
0:14 Intro
0:40 Checking in / Family life
1:20 Journey to Professional Football
5:46 Joining Abuja FC
10:06 Playing for Abuja FC
10:36 Joining Warri Wolves
11:11 Trials in Norway
12:06 Joining Lillestrom
14:10 My move to Mainz / Germany
15:11 Moving to Köln
16:11 Is it disrespectful for Norwegian clubs to demand trials?
19:25 Is football talent hereditary?
22:01 Pushing my kids to play football
25:10 The drama behind my transfer to Werder Bremen
28:30 My time at Werder Bremen
29:46 Scoring against Köln for Werder Bremen
33:30 Making the move to China
40:36 My relationship with Taiwo Awoniyi
48:29 My career threatening injury
51:37 Finding a home in Eintracht Braunschweig
57:57 Spending majority of my career in Germany
1:01:20 Representing Nigeria
1:03:12 Playing in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
1:05:53 Quickfire questions
1:08:55 Advice to footballers going through serious injuries
1:10:42 The Tony Ujah Foundation
1:15:51 Plans for life after football
1:21:01 Message to aspiring footballers
1:24:58 Outro

Support the show

Subscribe to make sure you miss an episode.
Rep Naija in the NGA Hoodie. Shop now on https://eaglestrackershop.com/products/nigeria-hoodie
Connect with us:
Shop - eaglestrackershop.com
Instagram - Instagram.com/eaglestracker_ng
Twitter - Twitter.com/EaglesTrackerNG
Facebook - Facebook.com/EaglesTracker
Web - www.eaglestrackerng.com