Super Eagles star Kelechi Nwakali is facing disciplinary actions at EFL League One club Barsnley following his late arrival for pre-season.
Nwakali has been instructed to train separately from the first team squad.
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The Nigerian midfielder has fallen out of favour with Barnsley head staff Conor Hourihane. Nwakali was left out of all Barnsley’s pre-season fixtures ahead of the new campaign.
He was not included in Barnley’s matchday squad for their season opener against Plymouth Argyle at Home Park this afternoon. Barnsley has yet to release an official statement
Nwakali joined The Reds in August 2024, signing a three-year contract that keeps him at the Oakwell Stadium until June 30, 2027. He played 23 matches and scored a goal in all competitions booking four times
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 trainings.
