Udinese: Okoye Returns Next Week From Bettting Ban

Udinese: Okoye Returns Next Week From Bettting Ban

Ibrahim Lateef

Super Eagles shot stopper, Maduka Okoye will return to active football in the Italian Serie A next week, after the expiration of his ban, reports BSNSports.com.ng.

The Udinese goalie was sanctioned late July after been found guilty of deliberately earning a yellow card during a match against Lazio as part of a rigged betting scheme.

Daniele Padelli disclosed on Udinese Tonight, a show that airs regularly on Monday evenings on TV12, of Okoye's comeback to the squad.

The Udinese stand-in first-choice goalkeeper said: "He's training well, as if he were supposed to play every week, maybe even more than before. It was an opportunity to improve some small gaps.

"He's prepared well in recent months, now the 'break' is over and it's up to the coach to decide who to play.

"The only certainty is that I'll end up even further down the pecking order (laughs)." Maduka has a strong personality, he doesn't let expectations get to him.