Izuchukwu Okosi
By Izuchukwu Okosi
Nigeria’s chances of lifting the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Cameroon in January 2022 has been dealt a significant blow with reports on Monday evening from Italy indicating that Napoli’s Victor Osimhen will be out of action for at least two months.
The former FIFA U-17 World Cup winner was substituted in his club’s 3-2 defeat to Inter Milan on Sunday evening after he sustained a cheekbone fracture and tore his eye socket.
Early prognosis shows that the Nigerian could be out of action for two months meaning he will miss the Afcon scheduled to hold January 9 and February 6.
Osimhen picked up the injury after a sickening clash of heads with Milan Skriniar and has been transferred to an Italian hospital.
The competition originally billed for 2021 was postponed to early next year due to the effects of the Coronavirus which hampered sporting calendars.
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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