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How Umar Sadiq has increased competition in Valencia’s forward line

Nigeria’s Umar Sadiq up for two La Liga awards in March

Super Eagles forward Umar Sadiq has been nominated for La Liga Player of the Month and Goal of the Month awards for March, Afrosport reports. Sadiq scored three goals in three league appearances for Valencia in the month under review, helping them to one win and two draws. The 28-year-old scored a brace for Los Che in their 3-3 draw at Osasuna, as well as the...

2026 WCQ: Lookman, Troost-Ekong in Kigali as Super Eagles camp swells to 22 players

2026 WCQ: Lookman, Troost-Ekong in Kigali as Super Eagles camp swells to 22 players

Atalanta forward and reigning African Player of the Year Ademola Lookman, as well as captain William Troost-Ekong, have arrived in the Super Eagles camp ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda, Afrosport reports. Lookman and Troost-Ekong lead a list of 10 players who touched down at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Kigali on Tuesday, taking the number of players in camp to 22. Six...

AFCON 2023:  NFF debunks Sadiq’s injury assessment claims

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Umar Sadiq lands in Abidjan for Benin tie after missing flight

Real Sociedad forward Umar Sadiq has finally arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Abidjan ahead of their final two matches in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda, Afrosport reports. The 27-year-old reportedly missed his flight to the Ivorian capital on Tuesday, but his arrival finally takes the Super Eagles camp to maximum capacity. This means all the 23 players...

AFCON 2023: Nigeria replace injured Umar ahead of opening game

AFCON 2023: Nigeria replace injured Umar ahead of opening game

Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro has called on Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu to replace injured Sadiq Umar ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations opening game against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. The 26-year-old is the third player to suffer injury setback in the Super Eagles' final squad after Wilfred Ndidi and Victor Boniface who have been replaced by Alhassan Yusuf and Terem Moffi respectively. Umar missed...