Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria duo of Rasheed Akanbi and Iyayi Atiemwen were in action for Israeli side Sheriff Tiraspol as they lost 2-0 to Manchester United on Matchday 2 of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night but could not conjure any moments of magic to lift their team.
Tiraspol had not lost in eight matches in all competitions before the United game.
United scored their goals through Jadon Sancho in the 17th and Cristiano Ronaldo 39th minutes respectively.
Akanbi went close to scoring early in the second half but saw his shot at the edge of the box cleared by Lisandro Martinez.
Akanbi went close to scoring a glorious goal as he attempted a lob in the 59th minute but saw his efforts end up as a corner.
Atiemwen was yellow-carded in the match in the 63rd minute. He played for 90 minutes while Felipe Vizue replaced Akanbi in the 70th minute.
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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