Lazio Midfielder Eddy Onazi Banned For Two Matches By CAF
Published: June 17, 2015
Lazio’s Eddy Onazi has been handed a two - match suspension by the Confederation of African Football for his violent conduct during the second half of the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad lat weekend.
Around the 80th mark, the central midfielder was dismissed for retaliation after the referee awarded a spot kick to the Super Eagles for a foul on Watford’s Odion Ighalo.
The former My People FC starlet will miss crucial games in the qualifying series against Tanzania on September 5 and Nigeria’s first official fixture in 2016 - a home tie against Egypt in March.
Eddy Onazi apologized for his misbehavior on social media after the game and it is believed the Nigeria Federation has decided not to appeal the decision of CAF.
The 22 - year - old has been yellow - carded nine times in the Serie A since his debut while he took an early shower in Lazio
’s 3 - 2 win over Udinese on January 19, 2014.
Photo Credit : Twitter.com
Around the 80th mark, the central midfielder was dismissed for retaliation after the referee awarded a spot kick to the Super Eagles for a foul on Watford’s Odion Ighalo.
The former My People FC starlet will miss crucial games in the qualifying series against Tanzania on September 5 and Nigeria’s first official fixture in 2016 - a home tie against Egypt in March.
Eddy Onazi apologized for his misbehavior on social media after the game and it is believed the Nigeria Federation has decided not to appeal the decision of CAF.
The 22 - year - old has been yellow - carded nine times in the Serie A since his debut while he took an early shower in Lazio
’s 3 - 2 win over Udinese on January 19, 2014.
Photo Credit : Twitter.com
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