At the start of the calendar year not so many had high hopes on a striker from Nigeria leading the promotion charge of a team to the Spanish elite division LaLiga.
Slim, slick and lanky, Sadiq Umar who has scored 21 goals in all competitions this season has been an influential player for Almeria, so much is his influence that without him they lost 1-2 away to Ponferradina in the Spanish second division.
Results has proven that Sadiq Umar goals has been pivotal to the quest of Almeria football club to return back to the La Liga.
Sadiq Umar was rewarded for his form with an invitation to the Super Eagles but the club activated a new clause by FIFA by not releasing him for the game. He would have missed three matches if they honored the call up.
The team actually stated their cogent reason why they don’t want to miss their star player in three consecutive matches as it could seriously harm their chances of getting promotion, which is their main aim this season.
Top clubs around Europe have been rumored to be keen on the ex Roma striker who has in the last two years showed his worth from Partizan Belgrade in Serbia to Almeria. He is no doubt destined for the top.
