Abubaker Nasir, famously known as Abuki in his native Ethiopia officially joined Sundowns at the beginning of 2022/23 season from Ethiopian Premier League side, Ethiopian Coffee.
Rose to fame in his country for his eye for goals and as a dribbling wizard, Abuki’ skills made him a crowd favorite. Abuki has already represented his country 21 times scoring 5 goals and has participated at AFCON, AFCON qualifiers, and World Cup qualifiers.
Abuki’s transfer to Sundowns was the biggest in the history of Ethiopian football. His quality has earned him a great level of respect among Sundowns fans and have never missed an opportunity to enquire about his availability & lack thereof after every round of fixtures.
Geographically, Ethiopia is just above the Equatorial line, meaning in his case, he comes from a country that is always experiencing hot weather. According to sources close to the player, his biggest challenge at Sundowns so far has been acclimatization to South African weather. Though, in some instances, muscle injuries were reported but it has been revealed that Nasir is struggling to cope with the South African weather.
With striker Peter Shalulile out with injury, Sundowns will be sweating around the clock to help Nasir become available for selection post world cup in Qatar, versus Pirates. It remains to be seen if the Ethiopian international can fight off this situation and be available regularly after the world cup in a star-studded Sundowns team.
With just 3 goals so far after 4 matches in all competitions, Nasir will be disappointed that he has not played much for Sundowns but will be hoping he finds himself back in the team for CAFCL group stages and second round of fixtures including the Nedbank Cup.
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