Izuchukwu OkosiLiverpool on Sunday evening defeated Chelsea 11-10 on penalties to lift the Carabao Cup for a record ninth time.
Tributes were paid to the victims of the Russia invasion in Ukraine before kick off.
Caoimhin Kelleher won the battle of the second-choice goalkeepers against Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga with the latter coming off the bench in place of Edouard Mendy in the closing stages of the second half of extra time which produced no goals.
The absorbing game at Wembley saw both sides denied goals after VAR ruled out they thought could have been the winners.
Joel Matip latched unto a Sadio Mane nod-down but he fell foul of Virgil Van Dijk’s transgression who impeded an opponent while Chelsea substitute Romelu Lukaku marginally strayed offside when he put the ball behind the Reds’ net.
Of the 22 penalty kicks taken, 21 were scored but Arrizabalaga skied his effort wide to send the Meserysiders to delirium.
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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