Izuchukwu OkosiBelgian Pro League side KAA Gent could lose Nigeria striker Gift Orban for three games following his red card in their 2-1 win over Eupen over the weekend.
Orban’s offence was a violent conduct, for shoving Rune Paeshuyse in the neck, causing the Eupen defender to collapse on the turf.
The dismissal of the Nigerian international who was not eventually named in the Super Eagles matchday squad for the 6-0 romp over Sao Tome and Principe due to injury was confirmed after a review of the video assistant referee.
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office which is charged with making decisions on players’ misconduct has ruled that the incident that saw Orban sent off involved physical misconduct and brutal push with high intensity, resulting in a two-match suspension and a fine of 1,500 Euros.
However, due to it being his first red card in 57 professional games, he will be allowed to serve only a match suspension now while the other will be postponed, as revealed on Gent’s website
Gent are expected to respond to the verdict no later than Tuesday.
If the suspension stands, it would rule him out of Gent’s next league match against Antwerp on Wednesday.
Orban has been struggling in recent weeks with form and injuries after starting the season impressively with six goals from sux- games but has failed to score in his last five games for Gent.
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.
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