Super Eagles Star returns to Bordeaux training after collapse

Samuel Kalu returned to training on Wednesday after collapsing on the pitch in Sunday’s Ligue 1 clash against Marseille which ended 2-2.

Kalu, 23, fell to the ground in the sixth minute as Marseille’s Dimitri Payet prepared to take a free-kick amid searing temperatures at the Stade Velodrome.

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Players from both teams rushed to the Nigeria international and called for medical attention.

He was able to get up and walk off the pitch with the help of his team-mates, holding an ice pack against his head.

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He resumed playing after getting treatment but was substituted after he appeared dazed.
The club took to the social media to announce his return to training.

“Samuel Kalu is back in training,” reads a tweet on Bordeaux’s handle.

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