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Almeria congratulates goal-machine Sadiq Umar on Super Eagles invitation

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.

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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

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🇱🇸 Lesotho 30/3

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.

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