Maduka Okoye is doing well. Accused of being involved in a rigged match case, the Udinese Nigerian goalkeeper risked up to four years of suspension. He was finally innocent of this accusation, only received a suspension of two months pronounced by the court of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). The 25 -year -old porter was suspected of having voluntarily lost time in order to receive a yellow card, during a series of Serie a against Lazio in March 2024, allowing a friend Pizzaïolo who had octuplely his place to earn 120,000 euros.
“The Federal Prosecutor's Office of FIGC, gathered this Tuesday as part of the procedure against Maduka Okoye, excluded any involvement of the player in behaviors under a sports offenseThe Italian club announced in a statement published Tuesday evening. All accusations of an alleged sports offense have been abandoned and the two -month suspension is based solely on the violation of the general loyalty principle (article 4 of the Federal Sports Justice Code). Okoye will be suspended from August 18 and will miss seven teams from his team, six in the league and one in the Italian Cup.
