Real Sociedad striker Sadiq Umar is the only Super Eagles call-up for 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda still missing after he failed to catch his flight to Abidjan, SCORENigeria can exclusively report.
Sadiq, a most controversial inclusion on the squad for these final round of qualifiers because more deserving players were overlooked, therefore missed the Super Eagles first training in Abidjan Tuesday night.
Powerful officials are alleged to be behind his rather strange selection by the national team.
It is rumoured that he often brags about this in the Super Eagles camp.
He is now expected to join the squad later today, officials further informed SCORENigeria
Sadiq Umar’s international career has not been far from controversies.
Most fans knocked him for underwhelming displays at the delayed 2021 AFCON in Cameroon.
He also caused more controversy leading up to the 2023 AFCON when he questioned his being dropped from the final squad on account of a knee injury he suffered in a pre-tournament test game against Guinea in Dubai.
He openly queried the competence and professionalism of the team for the decision to axe him just days to the kick-off of AFCON in January 2023.
His place on the final squad was taken by Paul Onuachu.
