Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen was left excited yesterday following the arrival of Sadiq Umar to the camp of the Super Eagles ahead of their AFCON qualifiers games against Benin Republic and Rwanda respectively, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Sadiq was the last player to arrive in the camp of the team ahead of Thursday’s game against Benin Republic in Cote d’Ivoire, no thanks to flight issue that saw him fly for almost a day to reach the camp in Abidjan.
He is expected this take part in today’s full session which will be the last one before tomorrow’s game, which they need a draw to seal a spot at next year’s AFCON following the decision by CAF to award them a win for the botched game against Libya.
Eguavoen is a huge fan of the lanky forward and what he brings to the team, hence his decision to include him in the squad for both games despite a not too impressive start to the season with Real Sociedad.
His ability to bring other into play and his height played a huge role in the decision to include him in the team , with the coach expecting the teams they will play against to line up with numbers at the back , which will require a striker like Sadiq to give his team an edge.
