Nah wah! Sadiq Umar dey carry our mind go up and down for Valencia matter sha…dis guy just dey show say him get heart like lion. Last Wednesday, e show say him fit score, but e still burst our hearts as Valencia yan for Copa del Rey…
Di match start no sweet for am at all. Wetin happen? He mistakenly give own goal, na the kosokoso don start! E try clear the ball, but the ball vex come hit im head, waka go enter im own net! Everybody for Mestalla dey silent, na wetin dem wan hear?
But e no allow the own goal touch im spirit. Just 35 minutes into the match, Sadiq show say na real striker wey dey inside him. Di Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper mistake, the ball come roll like say na treadmill, Sadiq pounce on top am like cheetah, slot am for empty net! Everybody dey hail am!– as e dey sprinkle joy for di crowd again!
As di match dey go, all of us dey hope say maybe, just maybe, dem go carry di game go extra time. But life no gree! Six minutes for added time, wahala come land again as Iñaki Williams fire bullet wey go put Valencia for wahala. Na so dem go pack their load come out for Copa del Rey, wahala don end!
But no be say Sadiq no go carry jolly jolly mood wey he fit carry enter di next match o! Na second goal for Copa del Rey since wey him come back to Valencia after dem drag am from Real Sociedad, where him no dey enjoy di kind minutes wey him suppose dey get.
Last season for Valencia, e form shine like bright star before injury come scatter di whole plan. But now, di boy dey find him groove again, as e don get confidence wey fit help am. With Valencia dey fight for dem life for La Liga, Sadiq need to drop di final touch well-well make hin shine pass two weeks dem go face Real Madrid!
For Sadiq Umar, although dis Copa match pain am, him hold on tight to hin instincts, hunger for goals, and resilience wey don dey show say e go pop like popcorn for future games.
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