Izuchukwu OkosiArsenal survived a second half scare from north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in Super Sunday’s North London as they remain on top of the Premier League table, reports Prime Business Africa.
The Gunners led 3-0 at haft time but allowed Spurs to get two second half goals after a combination of goalkeeping error and sloppy defending.
The first goal of the game arrived in the 15th monitor through a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg own goal from a Bukayo Saka corner kick.
The English international of Nigerian descent doubled the lead in the 27th minute.
Martin Ordegaard was impeded just before the away side had the ball inside the Spurs net through defender Micky vem de Ven.
Kai Havertz deliv1ered a perfect header from another Saka corner kick but goalkeeper David Raya gifted the opponents an easy goal with a clumsy kick that Christian Romero coolly dispatched to the bottom right corner.
Arne Postecoglu men were soon awarded a penalty and Hueng-min Son scored from 12 yard.
Arsenal had kept six clean sheets prior to the game but could not make it seven clean sheets since the 2008/2029 season.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
