Izuchukwu OkosiChelsea may still be in 10th place on the Premier League table but they have a good reason for optimism as they clinched their consecutive win within few days after Saturday’s nervous 3-2 win over a defiant Luton Town.
The last game of the year 2023 for both teams was a befitting gift for those fans present at Kenilworth Road, the home ground of Luton.
First, Cole Palmer struck twice and provided the assist from which England U-21 international of Nigerian descent, Noni Madueke scored his second goal in as many games.
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Palmer was declared the Man of the Match in the game which saw the Blues arrest a four-match losing streak away from home.
Luton fought valiantly in the game as Nigerian-born Elijah Adebayo saw a goal cancelled by VAR for offside.
But there was no stopping the promoted side as they scored twice in the closing stages of the game thanks to Ross Barley, another Luton star with Nigerian roots, and Adebayo whose near post finish was clearly a legitimate goal.
Madueke was the only change made by Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino in the starting lineup that faced Crystal Palace, rewarding the winger for his inspired performance against the Eagles where he scored from the penalty spot.
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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