Super Eagles midfielder, Kelechi Nwakali has joined Portuguese GD Chaves from Spanish SD Ponferradina.
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Nwakali was part of the Nigeria U-17 team that won the World Cup in 2015 and was named the best player in the tournament.
The Nigerian International suffered a career setback when he decided to represent Nigeria during the last AFCON, a decision his club wasn’t happy with.
On 5 April 2022, Nwakali’s contract was terminated early. The following day Nwakali released an official statement through his official Twitter account denouncing his treatment by SD Huesca and the club’s Sporting Director, Rubén García, starting in December 2021, by pressuring him not to attend the Africa Cup of Nations, for which he had been called up, paying his wages late, pressuring him to sign a new contract in order to get paid the wages he was owed, trying to force his transfer out of the club and, finally, suspending him and banning him from club training.
The 25-year-old was impressed with SD Ponferradina last season and that earned him a return to European topflight football ahead of next season.
Kelechi Nwakali signed a deal to join Portuguese outfit GD Chaves on a three-year deal.
On 2 September 2019, Nwakali joined Spanish Segunda División side SD Huesca on a three-year deal. After leaving the club he thanked Arsenal for his time with them, despite not making a first-team appearance.
Nwakali made his La Liga debut on 13 September 2020, in a 1–1 away draw against Villarreal CF. On 31 January of the following year, he was loaned to AD Alcorcón in the second division, for the remainder of the season.
