With three goals in his last five games for Spanish LaLiga side Valencia Sadiq Umar has denied having any disagreement with head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle, OwnGoalNigeria.com.
Sadiq netted the winner for Valencia against Atletico Bilbao last weekend his fifth goal in the league since moving to Valencia from Real Sociedad in the January transfer window.
His form has been largely responsible for their position in the league, where they moved from battling to be in the top division and now eyeing a mid table finish.
Unconfirmed reports say the 29 year old had a rift with Chelle after he was excluded from the team that finished third at the AFCON. A report which he blatantly denied.
” I have not had any conversation with the coach to that extent and it’s shocking that people will just fabricate stories about me, that isn’t true. Sometimes I wonder what I have done to some people in the media”, Sadiq told OwnGoalNigeria.com in an exclusive chat.
” Allah (God) has given me the opportunity of playing for Nigeria and that is something I don’t take for granted and I look forward to more opportunities, but if it doesn’t come I will support the team with all that I have”, he concluded.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
