SUPER EAGLES WINGER KALU COLLAPSES IN TRAINING
Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu collapsed during
training with the Super Eagles on Friday, all Nigeria soccer.com reports.
The player fell unconscious while trying to
take a corner kick and was immediately attended to by medics before he was
transferred to a hospital near the training pitch of the Arab Academy of
Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria.
Ademola Olajire, NFF's Director of
Communications, has stated that Kalu's condition has stabilized and he has been
certified okay by doctors.
The medical tests carried out on the winger
confirmed that he was suffering from dehydration and he was advised to be taking
enough fluids.
It will be recalled that the 21-year-old's
mother was kidnapped in February this year and he had to make a ransom payment
before she was released by her abductors.
It remains to be seen if Kalu will be
included in the starting line-up for the Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations
opener against the Swallows on Saturday evening.
Manager Gernot Rohr admitted in his pre-match
press conference that he was sweating over the fitness of several players ahead
of tomorrow's match after a sickness bug hit the team upon their arrival in Ismailia
for the second phase of preparations.
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