Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq was in action as Valencia played out a 1-1 draw against Girona in Saturday’s La Liga game.
The Nigerian international who was making his 8th appearance, has netted four goals this ongoing season for Valencia.
He was substituted in the 70th minute for Rafa Mi after an impressive display.
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Dimitri Foulquier’s marauding run down the right flank ended with him putting the ball on a plate for Diego Lopez, who slid it into the back of the net to hand the visitors the lead after 58 minutes.
Following on from last week’s substitute appearance against Espanyol, in which he equalised with a late penalty, club captain Cristhian Stuani again appeared off the bench with another equaliser.
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Are we about to the witness the birth of a new partnership in front for the Super Eagles?
My speculation is that Eric Chelle will elect for a front 2. Umar and Osihmen maybe?
Umar has trickery, guile and presence whilst Osihmen is a restless wrecking ball. But have composure and style and can both function either as the main center forward of support striker. That said, Osihmen’s tenacity, pace, and bruising style makes him the Ideal support striker as Umar tends to be dispossessed a bit more easily, often to the team’s detriment.
As a duo, I think they will be dynamite.
If only Chuba Akpom has shown more eagerness to play for Nigeria earlier, he too would have been a serious contender.