Dante Vanzeir receives a five-match suspension for punching Valentine Ozornwafor!

Dante Vanzeir was suspended for 5 matches following his punch given to Valentine Ozornwafor on Saturday during the Charleroi-Union match, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The Disciplinary Committee of the Belgian Football Union pronounced Tuesday evening a suspension of eight matches, therefore five squads, one less than what the prosecution had requested at the start of the day, to the striker of the Union Saint -Gilloise Dante Vanzeir, excluded on Saturday after punching Charleroi defender Valentine Ozornwafor. The Red Devil will also have to pay a fine of 6,500 euros. In the final moments of the first half on Saturday, the Unionist striker punched Carolo defender Valentine Ozornwafor which prevented him from heading for goal. The Nigerian immediately collapsed before losing consciousness and then leaving the pitch on a stretcher during half-time. The Nigerian international lost consciousness before he was substituted and taken to the hospital, where he was medically confirmed okay. But the Disciplinary Committee of the Belgian Football Union, as per Sud Info, has deemed Vanzeir’s actions inappropriate and has slammed the former Genk star with a five-match suspension. To make this decision, the body based itself on the objective seriousness of the offence, which put the physical integrity of its adversary in danger, and considered that such an act had no place on a football field. Moreover, the Committee believes that this reaction shows a “lack of self-control” and that a professional player must keep “their emotions in check at all times”. Finally, the fact that Dante Vanzeir was the victim of a shirt pulling at the start of the phase is “regrettable and unsportsmanlike, but cannot justify” his gesture. Former Enyimba star Ozornwafor is trying to get his career back on track on loan at Charleroi after failing to get game time at parent club Galatasaray. The 22-year-old has made seven league appearances for Les Zebras after featuring for just eight minutes in two years for the Turkish giants.