Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has described Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu as an \u201camazing player\u201d.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old has become one of the breakout stars of the 2018\/19 season in France\u2019s Ligue 1, while his sublime goal in a Coup de la Ligue win over Le Havre last week went viral on the internet.<\/p>\n
Yet Kalu\u2019s value extends beyond his attacking instincts, with Rohr highlighting the player\u2019s technical depth and ability to play to instructions.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian national team manager reflected on Kalu\u2019s time with the Super Eagles and stressed that the youngster adds depth because of his versatility.<\/p>\n
This was best demonstrated in November 2018 when he played as a wingback for Nigeria in their 1-1 draw away to South Africa, a result which secured qualification for this year\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations finals.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s an amazing player. He\u2019s integrated into my team as if he\u2019s always been there. He has intrinsic qualities \u2013 he is fast and has ability to defend,\u201d explained the German tactician.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played 3-5-2 in South Africa where he scored our only goal, while managing to defend very well.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knows how to attack but he never hesitates to fall back to the defence. In the team, he can also play on the left wing when playing 4-2-3-1.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kalu is set to feature for Nigeria again in March when they play the Seychelles in a dead-rubber 2019 AFCON qualifier and a friendly with Egypt\u2019s Pharaohs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has described Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu as an \u201camazing player\u201d. The 21-year-old has become one of the breakout stars of the 2018\/19 season in France\u2019s Ligue 1, while his sublime goal in a Coup de la Ligue win over Le Havre last week went viral on the internet. Yet Kalu\u2019s value […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[116,122],"class_list":["post-2474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-football","tag-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n