Karim Adeyemi: Nigeria-born Germany star reveals speed secret-weapon in Fufu

Nigerian-German International Karim Adeyemi has credited his love for Nigerian delicacy, fufu for the speed he displayed on his way to scoring the winner for Borussia Dortmund against Chelsea.

Adeyemi handed Dortmund the advantage in their Champions League round of 16 clash against Graham Potter’s men on Tuesday.

The former RB Salzburg man picked the ball from inside his half after Dortmund cleared a Chelsea corner before going on an incredible solo run, moving past Enzo Fernandez and Kepa Arizabalaga to slot into an empty net.

Speaking after the match, Adeyemi who was recently in Nigeria during the winter break where he watched the club named after him -Adeyemi FC- has revealed that African food and his father’s strong genes aided his speed.

Born to a Nigerian father and Romanian mother, the 21-year-old roots are rooted in Nigeria despite playing for Germany, his country of birth.

“I eat a lot of African foods but I have good genetics from my dad, so I think it’s a little difficult for you to get,” Adeyemi told CBS reporter.

“It’s called fufu from Nigeria and also very good.”