English Club Sacks Super Eagles Star After Multiple Disciplinary Issues
- A Super Eagles player is in trouble at an English club after he was told to leave over multiple disciplinary issues
- The midfielder resumed for pre-season late after spending most of his post-season holiday in Nigeria
- He was initially separated from the rest of the team before his coach confirmed he was free to leave the club
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A Super Eagles midfielder has been told he is free to leave his English club after his disciplinary issues reached their peak ahead of the new season.
The player who has had a troubled career since starring at the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup alongside Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze has not stayed off controversies.
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He has played for nine clubs in eight years of his professional career, but has struggled to nail it down at any club and is set for another adventure this summer.
Barnsley sacks Kelechi Nwakali
EFL League Once club Barnsley have decided that Nigerian international footballer Kelechi Nwakali is free to leave the club this summer.
Nwakali resumed late for pre-season training after spending his post-season holiday in Nigeria and was excluded from the team for preparation games. He was previously suspended for punching an opponent.
According to Barnsley Chronicles, his delayed resumption was due to a family matter, but it will eventually cost him his future at the third-tier English club.
Head coach Conor Hourihane initially hinted that something else had happened, which delayed the player’s arrival and led to not being involved in the team.
“Time will tell. There was a scenario that happened from my point of view. He hasn’t been involved in the squad over the course of pre-season,” he said.
However, after Nwakali missed pre-season games against Plymouth Argyle, Burton Albion, Fleetwood Town and Bolton Wanderers, Hourihane confirmed he is free to leave.
“Yes, that’s the plan,” he said, as quoted by OwnGoal Nigeria when asked if Nwakali could leave the club. “Obviously, there’s a couple of weeks to go in the window. Let’s see where it takes us.”
Nigerian football fans expressed sadness over how the career of the promising midfielder is turning out despite promises in his early days.
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@euphoria_sticks wrote:
“It is absolutely saddening to watch the pattern Kelechi Nwakali’s career has towed all these years. He was destined for greatness. Sigh.”
@joeysteegh wrote:
“By the way, someone who did have ‘wonderkid’ label was Kelechi Nwakali.”
@Mmbah_001 wrote:
“Nwakali and indiscipline, nawa o.”
The former U17 World Cup Golden Ball winner was let go by Spanish club Huesca for a similar offence, which is gradually becoming a habit. His brother, Chidiebere Nwakali, was sacked at Kalmar FF for a similar offence.
He endured difficult months at the Spanish club after returning late from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. It took the intervention of the players’ union to resolve the incident, but the club terminated his contract afterwards.
Atalanta considered legal action after Lookman missed training
Legit.ng previously reported that Atalanta considered legal actions against Ademola Lookman after the attacker missed training to force a move away from the club.
The Italian club rejected Inter Milan’s offer for Lookman as they were unwilling to sell to a rival club, a situation which angered the Super Eagles star.
Source: Legit.ng
