Wrexham fined £75,000 by the EFL for fielding two ineligible players
Paperwork for Issa Kabore and Callum O'Hare was not filed correctly in time. Wrexham avoided a points deduction because they lost one game and O'Hare did not play in the other.
By TuSport Desk · 28 Oct 2026, 20:55 WAT
Wrexham have been fined £75,000 by the English Football League, with £25,000 of it suspended, after naming two ineligible players in matchday squads this season, BBC Sport reports.
The first case was Issa Kabore. The Burkina Faso defender came off the bench in Wrexham's 2-1 Championship defeat by Birmingham City on 28 August. The club says it held the right paperwork for his right to work in the UK but did not submit it properly to the EFL, so he was not eligible.
The second case was Callum O'Hare, who joined from Sheffield United the day before Wrexham's 3-0 win at Millwall on 2 September. He was not registered in time, but stayed on the bench all game.
Goal, citing The Athletic, says Wrexham escaped a points deduction only because they lost the Birmingham game and O'Hare did not come on at Millwall.
A club official told BBC Sport Wales that the mistakes were not the fault of manager Phil Parkinson, his coaching staff or sporting director Steve Nickson, who started in his role on 7 September. Wrexham say they are taking steps to stop it happening again, and reports say they plan to hire a club secretary.
Wrexham are 17th in the Championship with 14 points from 12 games. They play away at Sheffield United, O'Hare's former club, on Friday.
Sources: www.bbc.com · www.goal.com
