Super Eagles star Umar dedicates Super Sunday goal
Super Eagles and Real Sociedad forward Sadiq Umar has dedicated his super Sunday goal to his the team doctors, teammates and all who supported him back to action after being sidelined for sometime. He particularly expressed delight that he has found the net again after looked like endless wait for goal, but is magical on Sunday as he delivered against Sevilla.
“I thank all the people at Real, the physios, the doctors, coaches, teammates, all the people with whom I have worked day after day. This goal is for them. It’s a very important goal for me, I needed it after a year,” the Super Eagles striker said in quotes revealed by Marca.
Umar, who endured an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury last season that sidelined him for the entire campaign, showed just why Sociedad spent the cash to prise him away from Almeria.
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Even in his darkest moments, Real Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil has maintained his faith in the 26-year-old Nigerian striker.
On Sunday, Alguacil rewarded Umar’s perseverance by handing him a starting role against Sevilla at the Reale Arena. Sociedad got off to a flying start, taking the lead just three minutes into the match thanks to an own goal by Marko Dmitrovic.
In the 22nd minute, Umar seized his moment. The lanky striker initiated a determined forward run, and despite being closely marked by two Sevilla midfielders, the Nigerian forward demonstrated his dribbling prowess by skillfully evading their challenges.
He then unleashed a thunderous strike from over 35 yards out that flew into the top corner of Sevilla’s goal, doubling Real Sociedad’s lead.
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Sevilla pulled back a goal, but their attempts to level the score proved futile as Umar and his Real Sociedad teammates clinched the coveted three points.
It is noteworthy that Umar was on the brink of joining Sevilla before being signed by Real Sociedad. With this victory, Real Sociedad rose to fourth place in the La Liga table with 25 points from 14 matches.
Umar it will be recalled was also part of the team that played in the last AFCON tournament held in Cameroon, where he scored one goal against Guinea-Bissau. The Eagles fell 1-0 to Tunisia in the second round.