Nigeria international, Kelechi Nwakali has expressed joy to be back to football action in Ponferradina’s 2-1 win over Villareal B in the Spanish Segunda Division match on Friday.
Nwakali suffered a knock in his right leg on November 26 during Ponferradina’s 1-0 loss to Malaga in a Spanish Segunda B Division game and was substituted in the 57th minute of the game.
The 24-year-old Nigerian midfielder has recovered fast and was in action for Ponferradina as he came in in the 59th minute for Erik Moran and had a fantastic game for La Deportiva at the Estadio El Toralin stadium.
“Starting the year good +3 and it feels good to be back,” Nwakali tweeted after the game.
The former Huesca player has made 17 appearances for Ponferradina and scored a goal, and two assists for Ponferradina in all competitions this season.
Nwakali was also voted Ponferradina’s best player in the first half of the 2022/2023 season following his brilliant performance.
La Deportiva are eighteenth in the Spanish Segunda Division table with 24 points from 22 matches.
The former Arsenal youth player joined SD Ponferradina in July 2022, after his contract at La Liga side, SD Huesca was terminated amid controversies for playing for Nigeria at the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon against the club’s desire.
At the 2021 AFCON which was held in January 2022, Nwakali featured for Nigeria as a substitute in the first and second group games against Egypt and Sudan before earning a start in the last group game against Guinea-Bissau and was substituted in the 76th minute of the encounter which Nigeria won 2-0.
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