Girondins-Bordeaux of France winger, Samuel Kalu suffered an injury relapse in action for his French Ligue 1 club, just minutes after he provided an assist that aided their victory against Stade Rennes, megasportsarena.com reports.
While fellow-Nigerian attacker, Josh Maja was also on from the start and got 60 minutes of action in the encounter on Friday, Kalu bowed out after he supplied the match-winning assist on his return to action from six weeks on the sidelines.
However, he was back in the doctor’s office on an evening Bordeaux earned a 1-0 away win, but they are now bound to again miss Kalu, who had not figured for the club since he got injured in the second half of the Super Eagles’ 1-0 loss to Algeria in an international friendly on October 9.
For now, though, celebrations continue in Bordeaux after Kalu provided the pass that made a difference eight minutes before half time, as Hatem Ben Arfa, only for the winger who made the goal possible making way for Rémi Oudin on the hour after feeling discomfort in his hamstring.
It is a elapse of the same injury that kept him on the sidelines for several weeks, thereby putting a lie to a declaration by Bordeaux’s coach, Jean-Louis Gasset that the former SK Trencin of Slovakia and KAA Gent of Belgium versatile player would not be rushed back into action.
The coach’s decision to name Kalu in his starting line-up raised many eyebrows before kick-off, with analysts and fans alike expressing surprise over the move, which eventually backfired when the youngster suffered a relapsed injury.
