Izuchukwu Okosi
Spanish Segunda Liga side SD Ponferradina on Thursday unveiled Nigeria international Kelechi Nwakali as their new signing reports Prime Business Africa.
Nwakali last played for Huesca which he had to leave after the termination of his contract towards the end of last season.
The Most Valueable Player of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile where Nigeria won a historic fifth title in the cadet tournament came under immense pressure from the management of Huesca to snub the invitation to play for Nigeria at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Nwakali who went ahead to be part of the Super Eagles’ squad at the AFCON coached by Super Eagles faced the ire of his employers for daring to go and represent his fatherland despite their objection towards it.
That face-off culminated in the contract of Nwakali being terminated.
The Professional Footballers Association in Spain rallied around the Nigerian and sought justice in court which saw his salaries which were hitherto withheld paid.
Nwakali joins his new club as a free agent.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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