Gent sign Kalu

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Nigerian winger Samuel Kalu has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with former Belgian Champions KAA Gent from Slovakian side AS Trencin for an undisclosed fee.

Kalu will join his compatriots Moses Simon, Anderson Esiti, Rabiu Ibrahim and William Troost-Ekong at the Belgian side.

The Trencin to Gent route is a well worn one as Rabiu Ibrahim and Moses Simon made the same .

Kalu can play from the wing or as a second striker joined the club in 2016 won the Slovakian league title and Slovakian Cup.

He made 42 appearances for Trencin, scoring six goals and providing eight assists in his debut season in Europe which seems to have prompted Gent to sign him.

Kalu, like Moses Simon, is a product of GBS Academy in Jos, Nigeria, and will continue his football education with the Buffaloes until 2020.

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