{"id":1048846,"date":"2022-04-07T20:30:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/07\/nigeria-player-sacked-by-club-after-playing-at-2021-afcon\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T20:30:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:30:01","slug":"nigeria-player-sacked-by-club-after-playing-at-2021-afcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/07\/nigeria-player-sacked-by-club-after-playing-at-2021-afcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria player sacked by club after playing at 2021 Afcon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Kelechi-Nwakali-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Kelechi Nwakali\" title=\"Kelechi Nwakali\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelechi Nwakali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nigeria international Kelechi Nwakali claims SD Huesca terminated his contract after he played at the Africa Cup of Nations against the Spanish club\u2019s wishes and he then turned down a transfer in January.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old said he \u201cwill no longer suffer in silence\u201d as he made series of allegations against the club in\u00a0a statement posted on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Nwakali alleges Huesca sporting director Ruben Garcia pressured him not to join the Super Eagles squad for January\u2019s Nations Cup and that the club had been \u201cabusing its power\u201d in an attempt to force him to sign a new contract, including failing to pay his wages on time.<\/p>\n<p>Huesca \u201ccompletely deny and disagree with the player\u2019s accusations\u201d and say they will defend themselves in court if required.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club has acted at all times with the utmost respect for the player,\u201d\u00a0a Huesca statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the seriousness of some of the statements made, the club reserves the exercise of any actions it deems appropriate in defence of its legitimate rights and interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second-tier outfit announced it had terminated Nwakali\u2019s deal, which was due to expire at the end of this season, on Tuesday but did not give a reason for the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Nwakali\u2019s final appearance for the club had come against Girona on 2 January, before he departed for international duty.<\/p>\n<p>Nwakali featured three times for Nigeria at the Nations Cup in Cameroon but missed their last-16 defeat by Tunisia through illness.<\/p>\n<p>He also claimed he had been made to train alone after returning to Huesca on 1 February.<\/p>\n<p>Nwakali joined Huesca from Arsenal in September 2019 and featured a total of 33 times during his time with the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll I want to do is get back to playing the sport I love,\u201d Nwakali added.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wKHHrkfBLkE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Multimedia Group Ltd constructs ultra-modern durbar ground for Kwawu Obomeng \u2013 Adom TV (31-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wKHHrkfBLkE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelechi Nwakali Nigeria international Kelechi Nwakali claims SD Huesca terminated his contract after he played at the Africa Cup of Nations against the Spanish club\u2019s wishes and he then turned down a transfer in January. 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