{"id":6738,"date":"2019-03-18T18:10:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T18:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=6738"},"modified":"2019-03-18T18:10:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T18:10:52","slug":"bordeaux-coach-offers-two-explanations-why-samuel-kalu-withdrew-from-nigeria-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/bordeaux-coach-offers-two-explanations-why-samuel-kalu-withdrew-from-nigeria-squad","title":{"rendered":"Bordeaux Coach Offers Two Explanations Why Samuel Kalu Withdrew From Nigeria Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"
The sudden withdrawal of Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu from the Super Eagles squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles and international friendly with Egypt had raised a few eyebrows because he played for his club against Monaco on March 9.<\/div>\n
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And speculation that he withdrew from the Nigeria squad for no cogent reason was fueled when Bordeaux announced their 19-man roster for the Ligue 1 match vs Rennes without providing an explanation as to why he was omitted from the squad as it’s usually the norm.<\/div>\n
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Super Eagles Media Officer Toyin Ibitoye informed\u00a0allnigeriasoccer.com<\/b>that Kalu was nursing an injury and Bordeaux coach Paulo Sousa confirmed as much in the post-match conference on Sunday, adding that the recent kidnap of the player’s mother was the main reason for his omission vs Rennes.<\/div>\n
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Speaking to reporters, Sousa said<\/a>\u00a0: ”Kalu is suffering from a minor muscle contracture which prevented him from participating in the game.<\/div>\n
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”And most importantly, he has to take care of his mother (after the kidnapping episode). It’s not easy for him. We’ll see when he can come back.”<\/div>\n
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Kalu has earned five caps for Nigeria, scoring one goal, since he made his international debut in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles in September 2018.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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