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Super Eagle’s Umar Sadiq Nominated for LaLiga Player and Goal of the Month Award
Umar Sadiq has been nominated for both La Liga’s Player of the Month and Goal of the Month awards for March. The Super Eagles striker scored three goals in three league games for Valencia last month, putting him in the spotlight for the top awards.
For Player of the Month, Sadiq will compete against Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, Real Betis’ Isco, Celta Vigo’s Marco Alonso, and Rayo Vallecano’s Pedro Diaz. He’s also in the running for Goal of the Month, facing competition from Rayo Vallecano’s Florin Rațiu and CD Leganes’ Diego Garcia.
Since joining Valencia on loan from Real Sociedad in January, the 28-year-old has scored four goals in eight league appearances, making a strong impact for Carlos Corberán’s side.
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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