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Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye could be hit with a four-year ban after being referred to Italy’s disciplinary commission for alleged sporting fraud.
Unlike a standard betting violation, the 25-year-old is being investigated for allegedly manipulating a specific in-game event — receiving a yellow card intentionally.
Okoye was booked for time-wasting in the 64th minute during Udinese’s 2-1 win over Lazio at the Dacia Arena on March 11, 2024.
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Italian authorities suspect the caution was deliberate, placing the Nigeria international and three of his friends under formal investigation.
Okoye joined Udinese from Watford in the summer of 2023.