Shinji Okazaki scores, Nwakali celebrate as Huesca gained promotion to the Spanish top flight.

– Huesca gained promotion to the Spanish top flight after 3-0 win over Numancia.

– Shinji Okazaki scores 12th goal of the season.

– Kelechi Nwakali celebrates the achievement.

Former Japan forward Shinji Okazaki helped Spanish second-division club Huesca book its ticket back to the top flight Friday, scoring his 12th goal of the season in a 3-0 win over Numancia.

With the victory, second-place Huesca moved to 67 points on the year and secured an automatic promotion to La Liga with one match remaining in the current campaign.

Cadiz, which leads the 22-team division with 69 points, had already secured the other automatic promotion slot.

Okazaki netted in the 78th minute after forward Rafa Mir completed a second-half brace to put Huesca ahead at Estadio El Alcoraz.

Huesca competed in La Liga for the first time last season but was immediately relegated. The 34-year-old Okazaki said he wants to contribute to the club staying in the Spanish League’s top division.
“Next season will bring a bigger challenge. There are many big teams,” Okazaki said. “I want to do my best to score a lot of goals so the team can stay (in La Liga).”

A member of the Leicester City side that won the 2015-2016 English Premier League title, Okazaki signed with Huesca in September.

He was a member of Japan’s last three World Cup squads and has scored 50 goals in 119 international games.

Meanwhile, Nigeria midfielder Kelechi Nwakali also celebrate the teams promotion.

The former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles skipper has gone on to four appearances off the bench after overcoming a work permit obstacle, logging 58 minutes.

Writing on Instagram, Kelechi Nwakali wrote : “It can only be God 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 i am forever grateful”.

Nwakali would be hoping to feature in La Liga next season, after he could not feature for Arsenal due to the fact that he is yet to featured in competitive game for the Super Eagles. But the Spanish Football Federation will give the attacking midfielder the green light to feature in La Liga next season because of the Cotonou Agreement.