Hopes of Nigerian attacker, Samuel Kalu returning to action for Bordeaux has been dashed again having failed to recover from a muscle injury ahead of tonight’s Ligue 1 match against Olympique Marseille.
The Super Eagles winger has been out of action for up to three weeks which made him miss Nigeria’s AFCON qualifier against Seychelles and the friendly against Egypt last month at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba.
His exclusion for tonight’s game was confirmed by Bordeaux chief coach, Paulo Sousa at a pre match conference.
“He will not be present for Friday, no,” Sousa stated.
He also told journalists present at the briefing of his intentions to draft Kalu as a right wing-back when he returns to full fitness.
“He can play in the right position in the 3-4-3 system, yes. He does that in selection, he does that, he can create and score goals as he has done in Belgium already, He can play two or three positions,” he explained.
Kalu has scored four times for Bordeaux in 30 games across all competitions since joining last summer.