Nigeria U20s skipper Kelechi Nwakali has returned to his homeland, Owerri, for a short break.
The attacking midfielder has been granted three days leave by MVV Maastricht and is scheduled to return to the Netherlands on Wednesday, March 1 to resume training with the Eerste Divisie outfit.
Speaking to allnigeriasoccer.com on Sunday afternoon, Arsenal loanee Nwakali said : “I came in on Saturday night from the Netherlands, I will return on Wednesday. The holiday is for three days. ”
Kelechi Nwakali’s generosity has been praised by his former club ASJ Academy after he donated six sets of jersey, training kits, 18 pairs of boots, training cones and corners flags shortly after his arrival in Nigeria.
The former Golden Eaglets sensation was in action on Friday night as MVV suffered their biggest loss of the season to SC Cambuur.