US university to confer doctoral degree on football agent Drew Uyi October 29

Global expert in branding and English FA licensed intermediary, Drew Uyi, is  on the cusp of receiving another honour in the diaspora  as the Cornerstone Christian University has announced  that it will bestow a doctorate degree on the famous  UK-born Nigerian.

Disclosing this on its Instagram account, Cornerstone Christian University stated that the commencement ceremony where Uyi, who is credited to being behind some major endorsement deals for leading Nigerian sports stars and entertainers, will be conferred the doctoral candidate, Honoris Causa, will hold on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the Double Tree by Hilton, in Atlanta.

While celebrating the virtues of the awardee, the US-based university described Uyi “as a sports and events management graduate from the London Metropolitan University, London, who holds a post-graduate degree in marketing from the University of the Arts London.

“He is a FIFA licensed football agent, brand strategist and athlete brand educator. He has managed and worked with some big names in the sports and the entertainment industry”.

Cornerstone Christian University is a global citadel of higher learning reputed for its learning standards.

That Uyi is to be decorated with a doctoral degree by Cornerstone Christian University will definitely not come as a surprise to those who have been following the international sports scene and the branding world, where the Anglo-Nigerian has been making positive impacts for over a decade.

Not a newcomer in the sports scene, Uyi has played active roles in the actualisation of endorsement and sponsorship deals for the likes of Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa; former Nigerian international footballer Victor Moses, and Eagles defender Shehu Abdullahi. Others are