Samuel Kalu returns to help Bordeaux stay out of troubled waters

The Nigerian international made his first start for Les Girondins since early March and was crucial as his club recorded their first win in five games

Samuel Kalu returned to the starting eleven following his battles with injury to help Girondins Bordeaux claim a surprise 1-0 win over in-form Rennes.

Kalu has had his season hampered by injury, with the Super Eagles playmaker starting his last match in his side’s narrow 1-0 defeat at home to Paris Saint-Germain in early March.

The 23-year-old then suffered another injury relapse in Bordeaux’s 3-1…