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Cologne’s Nigerian striker Ujah joins Werder Bremen
Berlin: German football side FC Cologne’s striker Anthony Ujah will join league rivals SV Werder Bremen at the end of the season.
The Nigerian international passed the medical test a few days ago before penning a four-year deal on Tuesday to reinforce the “Green-Whites” offence next season, reports Xinhua.
Newly-promoted Cologne will thus lose their top scorer, who marked ten goals this season so far.
“We intensively observed him for a long time to get a comprehensive picture. He is fast and prolific striker who still can evolve with us,” Bremen’s sporting director Thomas Eichin said.
Bremen’s new arrival joined Cologne in 2012. The 24-year-old provided ten assists and 34 goals in overall 104 appearances.
Ujah’s current side Cologne sit currently on the 11th place in the standings meanwhile Bremen still battle for an Europa League berth.
The 24-year-old striker made his first international debut for Nigeria against Mexico in June 2013. He has so far played five matches for the “Super Eagles”.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.