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- Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey and Spanish winger Adama Traoré turned Fulham’s dressing country into a playful wrestling ring
- Fulham presently beryllium 11th successful the Premier League array with 14 wins, 9 draws, and 12 losses from 35 matches
- The Cottagers volition big 14th-placed Everton astatine Craven Cottage connected Saturday astatine 3 p.m. successful Matchday 36
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey and Spanish guardant Adama Traoré engaged successful a playful two-round wrestling lucifer during a Fulham grooming session.
The squad is preparing for their play clash against Everton, scheduled for Saturday astatine 3pm.
In a station connected Facebook, the duo entertained their teammates, who watched and laughed arsenic Alex Iwobi acted arsenic the referee.
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The affable bout began with Greco-Roman-style wrestling (upper assemblage only) earlier shifting to freestyle toward the end.
Traore emerged victorious and was cheered by Bassey and their teammates successful the locker room.
Kodei invites Bassey for wrestling trials
Head manager of Nigeria's nationalist wrestling team, Victor Kodei, has encouraged Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey to see wrestling arsenic a 2nd sport.
Speaking successful an exclusive interrogation with Legit.ng, Kodei praised Bassey’s steadfast stance and beardown grip, cardinal traits of a palmy wrestler.
The 14-time African champion besides invited Bassey to sojourn the nationalist wrestling grooming centre successful Bayelsa whenever he's successful Nigeria for World Cup qualifiers. He said:
"I'm impressed with Calvin Bassey's wrestling skills. He intelligibly has the traits of a wrestler. Taking connected idiosyncratic similar Adama Traore, who isn't adjacent successful his value class, says a batch astir his courageousness and strength."Bassey has what it takes to win successful wrestling. In Nigeria, we often accidental each kid is simply a imaginable footballer, but I’d emotion to spot Bassey springiness wrestling a try."I cognize he’ll beryllium successful Nigeria this September for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and I’m inviting him to sojourn our nationalist wrestling gym to bid and spar with immoderate of our athletes.""Nigeria precocious returned from the African Championship successful Cairo, Egypt, wherever we won a golden medal successful men’s freestyle wrestling, our archetypal successful 4 years."
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Legit.ng compiled immoderate of the comments that trailed the video. Read them below:
Iseoluwa Raychel said:
"Dem don chop belle full. 😂😂😂."Uzoaru Mmaduabuchi wrote:
"But honestly this feline effort due to the fact that is not casual for the gym guy."Pascal Sylvester added:
"Adamma wan wonjure our broda fufu man."Alex Olashe Bello said:
"They're the 2 bulls successful the EPL."Gabriel Oweiagbe Calabar wrote:
"Adama wey na wrestling him accidental dey bash normally."Naki Henry added:
"While different Atom from Manchester agreed wanted to effort Adama,,be cautious Lisandro."Bassey to person Nwaneri
Legit.ng earlier reported that Fulham defender Calvin Bassey has been urged to assistance person Arsenal starlet Ethan Nwaneri to see representing Nigeria.
Nwaneri has featured for England astatine U16, U17, and U19 levels but remains eligible to play for the Super Eagles.
Bassey, who was calved successful Italy and raised successful England, shared that his beardown transportation to his Nigerian practice played a cardinal relation successful his determination to correspond the West African nation.
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Source: Legit.ng
