Izuchukwu OkosiThe career of former Ajax and Netherlands winger Quincy Promes is in jeopardy as he has been convicted and sentenced to six years imprisonment by a Dutch court for his involvement in a large-scale cocaine smuggling operation.
Promes who is currently appealing a sentence for an 18-month conviction for stabbing his cousin was found guilty of importing over 1,350 kilograms of cocaine, valued at €75 million Euros.
Promes who is of Ghanaian descent was not in court when the verdict was delivered as he resides in Russia where residents are not extradited thus avoiding immediate imprisonment.
Promes currently plays professional football for Spartak Moscow.
The potential travel restrictions could significantly impact the career and personal life of the quickfire forward.
Footballers earn significantly insane amount of money but with the turnout of events, it could negatively impact on the career of players like Promes.
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.
