«Kalaba Relishes Braga Challenge
Rainford Kalaba is hoping to making an impact in his first season back at Portuguese top club Sporting Braga after returning from a loan spell.
Kalaba, who joined Braga last season from Afrisports, was loaned to division 2 side Gil Vincente for the entire 2008/2009 campaign to get some playing time and experience of Portuguese football.
"I want to show my soccer and I will do everything in my powers to grasp this chance to make an impact," Kalaba told Braga's official website.
"I am going to work and to prove that I want to make a valuable contribution to the team and have learned always something new every day – and this is very important for me."
He scored nine goals for Vicente six in the league including another three for the division 2 club in the Portuguese Cup where they reached the 4th round.
This is the midfielders second stint in Europe after an unsuccessful and brief spell at French Ligue 1 club Nice in 2006.»
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In Portugal, Rainford Kalaba is back from his loan deal at Gil Vincente. The dimunitive midfielder has been involved in his Super Liga side's pre-season training the latest being last Thursday's 3-1 in which Kalaba was deployed in a central attacking role. He was not on the score sheet though.
The former Zesco United midfielder is quoted on the club website as saying that he had learnt a lot at Gil Vicente where he was exceptional contributing nine goals in their campaign last season but was elated to back at Braga and was learning every day. " I want to show my soccer and do everything to grasp this chance. I am working hard to prove my value to this team and there is something to learn every day- and this is very important for me."»
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Para mim é um jogador para ficar...
E o jogador que pode dinamizar a nossa equipa...Nao digo que pode ser titular este ano mas ele pode ser um grande trunfo ;) ;)