Kean confident Samba will stay

BLACKBURN manager Steve Kean believes defender Christopher Samba is now happy to stay at Ewood Park.

Samba was stripped of the captaincy by Kean prior to the St Stephen’s Day defeat by Stoke after reportedly saying he wanted to quit in protest at the handling of former boss Sam Allardyces’ recent departure.

The Congolese international missed the Stoke clash and yesterday’s 3-1 Barclays Premier League win at West Brom with an ankle injury but Kean has cleared the air with the player.