Serbian powerhouse Red Star Belgrade has completed the signing of Khalifa Umar , the younger brother of Nigeria international forward Sadiq Umar.
Khalifa is a forward like his elder brother and like his brother he was signed from Future of Africa Academy in Kaduna. The deal is for four years with the option of another year.
He will be hoping for similar success like his elder brother Sadiq had at the rivals of his new team Partizan Belgrade. 25 year old Sadiq who is now at Almeria scored 23 goals with 19 assists in 52 games in two seasons in Serbia.
Speaking on Khalifa, award winning Kaduna journalist Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman says he is more skillful than his elder brother, who is however more refined owing to experience.
” He (Khalifa) is more skillful and very quick. Dribbles really well and has nice techniques. Football runs in their family. His father played for defunct Ranchers Bees of Kaduna, he was very famous back then and was nicknamed Mega. His two sons are following in his footsteps”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.