Almeria of Spain striker Sadiq Umar has been told by coach of the Nigerian team Austine Eguavoen that he is an important player in his team and he believe he can score goals.
Sadiq scored in the Super Eagles final group game against Guinea-Bissau which ended in a 2-0 win for Nigeria to help them maintain their 100 percent record by winning all of their three group games.
Ahead of the round of 16 game against Tunisia, Eguavoen in the presser said the 24 year old has the ability to score goals as seen in his club and that makes him an important player in the team.
“Sadiq Umar has scored so many numbers of goals in his club side and I believe if he remain calm he will score more goals and get better. Sadiq Umar is an important part of the team”, he said.
He revealed he had talks with the player where he reassured him that he has faith in him and urged him to remain calm. “I had a long time talking to him in our training yesterday, I told him to remain calm and assured him of my believe in him”, he stated .
