Izuchukwu OkosiChelsea manager Thomas Tuchel on Friday lost his appeal against his one-match following his touchline bust up with Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte.
Both tactician were involved in an altercation but Tuchel was rightly deemed as the instigator of the ‘fight’ after he forcefully pulled the hand of Conte who had offered him a nonchalant handshake after the 2-2 draw.
German Tuchel insisted that Conte did not look him into the eye as he exchanged pleasantries which culminated in the £35,000 fine on Tuchel and £15,000 fine handed to Conte.
They were on the dugout for their feams’ lady elaguevgsems while their case was reviews by the appeals board.
The appeal board’s decision was handed down on Friday and Tuchel also will still have to pay a fine of 35,000 pounds ($41,000) which he condemned during his pre match press conference ahead of Saturday’s game against Leicester City at Stamford Bridge.
Conte did not receive a ban after Friday’s ruling.
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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