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Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi has attributed his blistering speed to eating African foods like fufu after scoring the match-winner against Chelsea.

‘Eating fufu makes me run faster’ – Karim Adeyemi after scoring winner against Chelsea | Pulse Ghana

Emmanuel Ayamga

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<p>The 21-year-old’s goal was the difference as the German side recorded a narrow 1-0 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday evening.</p>

<p>Adeyemi latched on to the ball in his own area after a corner-kick had been clear and run almost the full stretch of the pitch to score.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Adeyemi dribbled right past Enzo Fernández like he was not there. <a href="https://t.co/DI5HTqn2ZU">pic.twitter.com/DI5HTqn2ZU</a></p>&mdash; Dior. (@Dicrs100x) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dicrs100x/status/1625987651147890689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>The former RB Salzburg forward also breezed past Enzo Fernandez before rounding goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to slot the ball into an open net.</p>

<p>He has since been widely praised for his speed and composure to score and the youngster has attributed his pace to eating African foods.</p>

<p>Addressing the media after the game, Adeyemi, who was born in Germany but has Nigerian roots, said fufu makes him faster.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kareem ADEYEMI who scored <a href="https://twitter.com/BVB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BVB</a>’a only goal against <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChelseaFC</a> last night in the champions league says the key to his speed is his Nigerian genetics and ‘FUFU’, a Nigerian delicacy. 🇳🇬 <br><br>🎥 <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBSSportsGolazo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Nicocantor1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Nicocantor1</a> <a href="https://t.co/YELsQQByQU">pic.twitter.com/YELsQQByQU</a></p>&mdash; Oma Akatugba (@omaakatugba) <a href="https://twitter.com/omaakatugba/status/1626116810616569856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p><em>“I eat a lot of African foods but I have good genetics from my dad. [The food] is called Fufu from Nigeria,” </em>he said when asked about which food makes him as fast.</p>

<p>Opening up further on his brilliant solo goal, Adeyemi stated: <em>“The only thing I was thinking [against Enzo Fernandez] was that I just need to get the ball past him. You just try to win your duels, the goalkeeper came out and there may have been a bit of luck, but I’m delighted with the goal.</em></p>

<p><em>“It’s a case of new year, new luck. For me, it’s that simple. As a team, we talked a lot during the break and it brought us closer together.</em></p>

<p><em>“The win tonight was crucial and it was unbelievable to play in front of these fans. We wanted to give Chelsea a tough game from start to finish and we’ve won.”</em></p>

<p>Adeyemi has now taken his tally for the season to five goals and two assists in 23 matches in all competitions.&nbsp;</p>

Karim Adeyemi says eating fufu makes him fast after scoring winner against Chelsea

‘Eating fufu makes me run faster’ – Karim Adeyemi after scoring winner against Chelsea

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