Super Eagles invitee Sadiq takes tally for the season to 23 goals after scoring vs Malaga

Published: March 31, 2021

Umar Sadiq, who was named in the original 24-man squad for Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches this month, was on target to help Almeria register an impressive 3-0 road win against Malaga on Tuesday night.

The Rojiblancos established a two-goal lead inside 29 minutes courtesy of strikes from Lucas Robertone and José Carlos Lazo.

Sadiq was close to making it 3-0 but Alexander made a goal-line clearance after the Nigerian striker had beaten the goalkeeper to the ball and managed to hit a shot from an acute angle.

Few seconds later, the 2016 Olympics bronze medalist made sure of the win when he pushed the ball into the net from close range after a beautiful pass from Manu Morlanes.

Sadiq's 77th minute strike took his tally for the season to 23 goals in all competitions, with 17 of those goals coming in the colours of Ameria and six for Partizan Belgrade, where he started the season before his move to Spain in October 2020.

The former Roma starlet has directly participated in 30 goals this term and needs five more to beat his personal best of 34 (17 goals, 17 assists) he achieved in 2019-2020.

Apart from helping Almeria gain promotion to the top-flight, Sadiq's other target is to make his senior debut for Nigeria.

Igho Kingsley

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