Nigeria international John Ogu faces a fine by Academica and a role on the substitutes bench for returning late to Portugal after the Christmas break.<br /><br />The Academica brass had mandated the squad to resume training on December 27 only for the 25 - year - old midfielder to join the team four days behind schedule.<br /><br />John Ogu had traveled to Nigeria to attend the wedding of his sister which took place last week but a travel hitch forced him to spend the extra unauthorized days in his homeland.<br /><br />For a start, he has been axed from first team training by iconic manager S&eacute;rgio Concei&ccedil;&atilde;o and there are now speculations linking him with an exit from the Students in the January transfer window.<br /><br />&ldquo;I apologize to the club for arriving Portugal late. I was looking forward to the resumption of training but I had to travel to Nigeria to attend my sister&rsquo;s wedding. <br /><br />&ldquo;I had intended returning on 28th December. Travel arrangements are difficult to change at short notice in these parts especially during the yuletide celebrations. <br /><br />&ldquo;I did all I can, went to the airline but there was no available flight, all fully booked,.<br /><br />&ldquo;Once again, I apologize to the management and my coach for getting this wrong,&rdquo;a remorseful John Ogu told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />With John Ogu&rsquo;s contract set to expire in June 2015,&nbsp; he has repeatedly pledged his loyalty to Academica .<br /><br />&ldquo;I love Academica, was excited with their project and that is why I signed for them despite offers elsewhere. Why would I want to leave after a year and some months?<br /><br />&ldquo;Sergio Concei&ccedil;&atilde;o is a great coach and one of the top figures in Portuguese football. I want to learn under him to become a better player for club and country.<br /><br />&ldquo;I understand there are so many players fighting for 11 starting shirts and I know my time will come. <br /><br />&ldquo;I have to respect the decision of the coach because he knows better than me. I love the city, supporters and will see out my contract,&rdquo; adds John Ogu.<br /><br />The central midfielder has made 6 appearances in the Primeira Liga so far this season.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />