Bordeaux Coach : It's Funny Samuel Kalu Played Right Back For Super Eagles

Published: February 24, 2019

Samuel Kalu will certainly be included in Bordeaux match day eighteen when they tackle Nantes at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau on Sunday.

The winger is once again available for selection after serving a three-game ban that saw him miss matches against Paris Saint-Germain, Toulouse and Guingamp.

Bordeaux coach éric Bedouet has advised the Nigeria international to step up his game and found it strange the attack-minded player was deployed as a right (wing)back in an AFCON qualifier against South Africa.

''Samuel Kalu will bring some power, because he is powerful, but in the national team he plays right back in a 3-5-2 and it's funny,'' Bedouet told reporters at the pre-match press conference.

''In fact we discussed, because the game changes between clubs and the national team.. So he must regain the qualities he had when he arrived: power, speed, dribbling, acceleration. He must find it, because it was good.''

In 28 outings for Bordeaux across all competitions, Kalu has registered his name on the scoresheet on four occasions.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel