Former Premier League star Salomon Kalou has become the latest big name to join Djibouti champions Arta Solar 7.
More than a year after leaving Botafogo, the former Ivorian international Salomon Kalou (37 years old, 97 caps) has signed up with Arta / Solar 7 for a season. According to the latest daily news The Team.
The former striker of Lille and Chelsea wasn’t against the idea of joining Djibouti and this very ambitious project.
Trained by the French Thierry Froger (former coach of Le Mans, Lille and Reims), Arta / Solar 7 could thus take a little more thickness after having already attracted Alex Song, Dany Nounkeu, Carlos Kameni and Diafra Sakho
Despite the big signings, and achieving history for the club in domestic football, it’s continentally where the club has struggled, suffering a humiliating 10-1 aggregate defeat to Egyptian side Arab Contractors in the 2020/21 Confederation Cup preliminary round.
Beside winning the Premier League title in 2010 and the Champions League in 2012, Kalou has four FA Cups, Besidesague Cup, and two Super Cups.
Arta/Solar7 are the current Djibouti champions, lifting the league title for the first time in 40 years, and are on their way to completing the double this season. The club…
