Super Eagles and Bordeaux winger , Samuel Kalu on Friday suffered a heart attack ,even as it was gathered that the forward collapsed in training
Prior to the Nations Cup, head coach, Gernot Rohr had voiced his concern over the fitness level of the player who scored one of Nigeria’s goals against Seychelles during the qualifiers.
According to a post on Twitter revealed that the Nigerian forward collapsed while trying to take a corner kick in training. He was immediately stabilized by the team’s medical staff before taken to hospital for tests.
According to reports coming from Egypt, test revealed he was dehydrated and was consequently advised to take more fluids.
Recall that the winger’s mother Ozuruonye Juliet Kalu was kidnapped from her car on February 27 as she traveled to her home in Abia state. She was released a week later after a ransom was paid.
The last five months has been quite challenging for the player who was on the sidelines in May after sustaining a hamstring injury while on club duties for French club Bordeaux.
The tweet reads thus: “BREAKING: Nigeria player Samuel Kalu suffers heart attack in training ahead of tomorrow’s game against Burundi,” read the post.
