Almeria congratulates goal-machine Sadiq Umar on Super Eagles invitation
Spanish club Almeria has congratulated star strilerstriker m Sadiq Umar over his maiden invitation to Nigeria’s senior team, Super Eagles.
Umar was named in the 24-man squad for the AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho later this month.
The 24-year old has netted 14 goals in 25 appearances for Almeria since joining from Partizan Belgrade last summer.
After the invitation was made official the club tweeted their congratulations.
“🇳🇬 Our striker Sadiq Umar has been called up by the Nigerian National Team!
🦅 @NGSuperEagles will play two qualifying matches for the African Cup of Nations against:
🇧🇯 Benin 3/27
🇱🇸 Lesotho 30/3 ”
🇳🇬 ¡Nuestro delantero Sadiq Umar ha sido convocado por la Selección Absoluta de Nigeria!
🦅 @NGSuperEagles disputará dos partidos de la fase clasificatoria para la Copa Africana de Naciones contra:
🇧🇯 BenÃn 27/3
🇱🇸 Lesotho 30/3 pic.twitter.com/Dn2sdq8g4n— UD AlmerÃa (@U_D_Almeria) March 9, 2021
Tqhe striker represented Nigeria at U-23 level and was part of the squad that won a bronze medal at the 2016 summer Olympics.
He played in all the six games and scored four goals to finish as Nigeria’s top scorer in the tournament.
