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Wrexham Fined £75,000 Over Two Ineligible Players

The EFL issued the penalty Wednesday after registration and right-to-work paperwork were not properly submitted during a staffing transition and the club plans to hire a club secretary to strengthen compliance.

Overview

  • The English Football League fined Wrexham £75,000 on Wednesday with £25,000 suspended after finding two breaches of player eligibility rules.
  • Issa Kabore was included and used as a substitute in the 2-1 defeat to Birmingham on 28 August despite his right-to-work documents not being correctly submitted to the EFL.
  • Callum O'Hare was named as an unused substitute in the 3-0 win at Millwall on 2 September but had not been registered in time to be eligible for the fixture.
  • Wrexham avoided a league points deduction because the first match was lost and the second featured O'Hare only as an unused substitute according to EFL precedent.
  • The club says the errors happened during a period of off-field staffing change before the sporting director's official start and it is recruiting a club secretary and improving processes to reduce future regulatory risk.