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

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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

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