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Saturday 3 November 2012

NIGERIAN STAR UJIRI FEATURES ON GLO CNN’s AFRICAN VOICES

NIGERIAN STAR UJIRI FEATURES ON GLO CNN’s AFRICAN VOICES (Today, 3.30pm GMT)

In continuation of its goal of unearthing African achievers all over the world, the Cable News Network ( CNN )through its sensational programme sponsored by Globacom, African Voices, will this weekend be featuring the only African in charge of an American major basketball team, Masai Ujiri.

Masai Ujiri , a Nigerian fr...
om Zaria is the first African born personality ever to serve as the General Manager of an American major league basketball team.

He is currently the General Manager of Denver Nuggets, a three hundred million dollar company on the National Basketball Association in the United States of America .

On African Voices, Masai Ujiri will be giving leadership tips on his meteoric rise to fame and stardom as well as sports marketing, promotions and development.

Born in 1970, Masai Ujiri attended Bismarch State College and played professional basketball in Europe and was an unpaid scout for the NBA for many years before landing the present historic job.

Masai Ujiri , the son of a doctor and hospital administrator who used to play soccer before focusing on basketball admired Hakeem Olajuwon and is involved in efforts to build up basketball on the continent.

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