Kelechi Nwakali accused Huesca of having terminated his contract three months early because the 23-year-old midfielder left to play in the last African Cup of Nations (CAN 2021) with the Nigeria team. A version firmly denied by the Spanish club.
These are serious and rare accusations made by footballer Kelechi Nwakali on April 6, 2022 on Instagram. In a long press release, the 23-year-old midfielder accused Huesca, a Spanish club where he has been playing since 2019, of having terminated his contract three months in advance, because of the last African Cup of Nations. (CAN 2021) which he played with the Super Eagles.
” The club’s sporting director, Ruben Garcia, put extreme pressure on me not to go to CAN because “it’s not an important tournament“writes the one who was named best player of the U17 World Cup in 2015 ahead of his compatriot Victor Osimhen. He told me that if I went to CAN, I wouldn’t play for Huesca again. This behavior and disrespect towards my country Nigeria was really hard to live with and it was just the latest example of how the club tried to intimidate me into going their own way. “.
Kelechi Nwakali’s press release
The player, recruited in 2016 by Arsenal and then loaned to several clubs in the Netherlands and FC Porto, also claims to have been the victim of blackmail regarding the payment of his salaries and the signing of a possible contract extension. On his return from Cameroon, he continues, he was finally asked to pack up, until the early termination of his lease with Huesca.
Huesca denies and threatens
The formation of the 2nd division strongly denies the words of Kelechi Nwakali: ” The club would like to express their total rejection of their lack of veracity, all with the complete belief that the club acted at all times with the utmost respect for the player. So, given the seriousness of some of the statements made in the statement [de Kelechi Nwakali, Ndlr]the club reserves the right to exercise all actions it deems appropriate for the defense of its legitimate rights and interests. »
For his part, Kelechi Nwakali has the support of the Spanish footballers’ union (AFE). ” AFE believes that with the unilateral resolution passed by the club, Kelechi Nwakali’s labor rights have been clearly violated “, underlines a press release…