Villarreal Target Sadiq Umar Scores First La Liga Goal For Almeria Against Tough Opponents

Almeria on Monday night, 22 August, forced Elche to a 1-1 draw in Spanish La Liga battle in which Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq scored his first La Liga goal for his club.

With the summer transfer window yet to close, Villarreal are targeting the signing of Umar Sadiq and they will want to seal the deal this month.

However, those in charge of Villarreal will have to convince Almeria chiefs with impressive offers for them to have the chance to sign the Nigerian footballer.

Umar Sadiq was last season awesome for Almeria in the second division and helped the side to get promotion to the La Liga which made him a target for many sides.

When did Umar Sadiq score for Almeria against Elche?

Almeria started the match impressively and waited until the 23rd minutes before netting their goal through Umar Sadiq to the delight of the away fans.

But seven minutes later, there was trouble for Almeria as Centelles was red carded and Elche restored parity in the 32nd minute through Alex Collado.

In the second half, Umar Sadiq was close to restoring the Rojiblancos lead after breaking through but his shot was saved by Badia.

Super Eagles to Face Top African Giants in Big Friendly Tie As Venue and Date Revealed

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Super Eagles of Nigeria who are three-times African champions will be facing Algeria in an international friendly match which will hold at the New Stadium in Oran on 27 September.

Algeria were originally scheduled to face the Black Stars of Ghana on the same day, but they have pulled out and the North Africans had to turn to the Super Eagles.

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But before the encounter with the Super Eagles, the Algerian national team will first tackle the Syli Stars of Guinea on 24 September.

The Super Eagles and Desert Foxes are expected to parade their first teams in this friendly encounter.

Algeria beat Nigeria 1-0 in a friendly in Austria in October 2020 when they met last.

Super Eagles and the Algerian national team also met in the semifinal of the 2019 African Cup of Nations and Nigeria lost the tie 1-0.