Former Super Eagles defender Efe Ambrose says coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr should hand a first time call up to Almeria striker Sadiq Umar.
Sadiq has emerged as one of the hottest striker in the Spanish second division where he is powering Almeria to promotion to the elite division with 11 goals and four assists to his name already this season .
He has built on the reputation he made for himself in Serbia for Partizan Belgrade where he scored 18 goals and also provided 18 assists last season. Prior to his move to Almeria this summer he already has six goals in ten league games.
So far this season he has 19 goals in 37 games and Ambrose believe that tally should be enough to earn him a spot in the team for the AFCON 2022 qualifiers games against Benin Republic and Lesotho respectively.
“ Numbers matter a lot and Sadiq has it as a striker. That was how Paul Onuachu came into the team from Denmark back then. His numbers were very good, so it will be unfair to leave Sadiq out of the squad. He should be given a chance”, Ambrose told Owngoalnigeria.com.
