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TRANSFERS Official: Super Eagles midfielder Kelechi Nwakali finally gets new club

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July 21, 2022

Fahuyost (ANE Staff)

TRANSFERS: Official: Super Eagles midfielder Kelechi Nwakali finally gets new club

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The Nigeria international has been without a club since he was illegitimately released by SD Huesca.

Spanish club SD Ponferradina has announced that Super Eagles midfielder Kelechi Nwakali has joined the club as a free agent.

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The free agent reached an agreement with the second division club with a view at helping the the Blue and White team seek promotion to the La Liga.

Nwakali left Huesca after his contract was terminated towards the end of last season.

OFICIAL- Kelechi Nwakali, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina. ¡Bienvenido al Bierzo, @nwakali25!
👉https://t.co/ntG45Oqe0p #Adelanteyarriba #100AñosDeportiva pic.twitter.com/EeVvOfD9kJ

— SD Ponferradina SAD (@SDP_1922) July 21, 2022

In a lengthy social media post that implicated Huesca’s Sporting Director Ruben Garcia, the midfielder alleged that he was put under extreme pressure to not go for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria due to it, ‘not being an important tournament’.

He claimed the club refused to pay his wages while his mother took ill and threatened to leave him out of the team.

Nwakali to Zurich rumour

The Super Eagles midfielder recently turned down a move to Swiss Super League side, FC Zurich over a financial agreement, with the Swiss club reportedly offering him €23,000 (₦9.9million) monthly.

His brother Allwell Nwakali, however, debunked the news, claiming that Nwakali never received an offers.

“Kelechi never received an official offer from FC Zurich not to talk of refusing an offer because of money.” Allwell said to Goal.

“Kelechi is committed to playing football in a club with a good footballing project and money is not the primary consideration for him at this time.”