Nigerian International Samuel Kalu Set For Bordeaux Return
Nigerian International Samuel Kalu will return to action for Bordeaux this weekend when they take on Saint-Etienne in the French Ligue 1.
Kalu, 24, missed Bordeaux’s 3-2 loss to RC Lens last Sunday for health reasons due to his involvement in the World Cup Qualifiers for the Super Eagles.
After travelling back home to Africa and representing the Super Eagles against Liberia in Lagos, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, and Cape Verde, at the Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Kalu was prevented from playing in the 3-2 loss to Lens.
Nigeria and Cape Verde are classified as “orange” category countries according to French health authorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic still ravaging the globe. So Kalu needed to quarantine before taking part in French Ligue 1 games.
However, Kalu has now been cleared by Bordeaux to feature against St. Étienne on Saturday after observing his period of regulatory quarantine and resumed training on Thursday.
His return will be a welcomed boost for the Bordeaux, who after five rounds of matches are still in search of their first win of the season and are currently bottom of the French Ligue 1 table.
The Super Eagles winger collapsed on the pitch during the 2-0 loss to Clermont in match day 1 of the French Ligue 1 but has since recovered.
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