(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 28, 2018 Bordeaux's Nigerian forward Samuel Kalu reacts during the French L1 football match between Bordeaux (FCGB) and Nice at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France. Kidnappers have released the mother of Bordeaux and Nigeria winger Samuel Kalu after holding her for nearly a week, police in the country's southeast said on March 5, 2019. Ozuruonye Juliet Kalu was seized from her car on February 27 as she travelled to her home in Abia state. Reports said the kidnappers demanded some three million naira ($40,000, 35,000 euros) for her release.
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Super Eagles and Bordeaux forward, Samuel Kalu has tested positive for Covid-19 barely three weeks after returning to his base in France.
Kalu who was trapped in the Nigeria following the closure of international borders as a result of the rampaging pandemic had left the country in the first week of July.
The Afcon 2019 bronze winner was said to have tested negative upon arrival at the airport but subsequent tests by his club, Girondix Bordeaux showed positive.
“They tested him on his arrival and he wasn’t positive, he took the train to Bordeaux the same day”
However, the club announced a positive case among the players of Girondix Bordeaux days after Kalu returned but refuse to disclose the identity of the player for medical confidentiality
The forward has been in isolation since the opening of camp and might be left out of some of the club’s pre-season games.
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