Karim Adeyemi, a German-born Nigerian winger, has revealed that the African dish fufu is the secret to his speed, gistpeople reports
The Bundesliga’s fastest man, the winger, demonstrated his incredible speed during the UEFA Champions League game against Chelsea on Wednesday night, February 15.
Adeyemi raced past Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez to score a solo goal which sealed the winning for the German side.
The youngster has now attributed his quickness to his consumption of African foods.
Adeyemi, who was born in Germany and has Nigerian ancestors, told the media after the game that fufu makes him faster.
“I eat a lot of African foods but I have good genetics from my dad. [The food] is called Fufu from Nigeria, he explained after the game.
I was only thinking [against Enzo Fernandez] that I needed to get the ball past him. You just try to win your duels, the goalkeeper came out, and there may have been some luck, but I’m overjoyed with the goal.
It’s a case of new year, new luck. For me, its that simple. During the break, we talked a lot as a team, which brought us closer together.
The victory tonight was critical, and it was incredible to play in front of these fans. We wanted to give Chelsea a difficult game from start to finish, and we succeeded.
