Izuchukwu OkosiEurope’s football governing body, the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) has postponed all football matches scheduled in Israel during the next fortnight amid rising political tensions in the region.
Over 600 Israelis have been killed in mindless attacks from Gaza since Saturday, the government revealed.
UEFA said Israel’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Switzerland on Thursday is among matches postponed “in light of the current security situation.”
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It disclosed that new dates will be arranged.
Postponed Matches:
European Championship 2024 qualifier
12 October: Israel v Switzerland
European Under-21 Championship 2025 qualifiers
12 October: Israel v Estonia
17 October: Israel v Germany
European Under-17 Championship 2024:
11-17 October: Mini tournament involving Israel, Belgium, Gibraltar and Wales
UEFA further stated that it will assess the situation over the coming days to see whether Israel’s European Championship qualifier in Kosovo can still take place on 15 October.
“Uefa will continue to closely monitor the situation and will remain in contact with all teams involved before making decisions on new dates and on potential changes to other upcoming fixtures,” a statement from UEFA said.
Israeli Premier League champions Maccabi Haifa are playing in the Europa League this season and are due to visit Villarreal following the international break.
Their next home game in the competition is scheduled for 7 November against the Spanish side
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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