Despite acquittal: top-flight keeper handed two-month ban | OneFootball

Was he manipulated a game? This accusation had to be accepted by a goalkeeper from Serie A. Maduka Okoye therefore stood in court, but was now acquitted. However, he will be suspended for two months. How could this happen? And how did it come about that the former Düsseldorf player was accused? 🤔

In March 2024, the goalkeeper of Udinese Calcio saw the yellow card against Lazio due to time-wasting. All no crime. But stupid only that a friend of his should have won 120,000 euros with a bet on it. This is reported, among other things, by 'Sport1'. 📺

As the Federal Court of the Italian Association (FIGC) has now decided, there was no game manipulation. Otherwise, a four-year ban would have threatened. But the court stated that it "ruled out any involvement of the player in sports offenses" and "dropped all charges". 🙌

So why the punishment now? Okoye receives it for violating the general fairness principle. Thus, the Udinese goalkeeper can only watch from August 18 to October 19 and misses seven mandatory games. At least he can't catch a yellow card for time-wasting then. 😅

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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