Udinese goalkeeper Okoye provided 2-month restriction for illegal wagering, prevents

This is significantly less than the feared result of the trial, in which he could’ve confronted a four-year restriction for sporting fraud.ROME, ITALY

— MARCH 11: Maduka Okoye of Udinese calcio during the Serie A TIM match in between SS Lazio and Udinese Calcio Serie A TIM at Stadio Olimpico on March 11, 2024 in Rome, Italy.(Image by Marco Rosi– SS Lazio/Getty Images )The situation emerged during the Serie A match between Udinese and Lazio on March 11, 2024, when he was reserved for time-wasting with his team leading 2-1 at the 64th minute.They found that most of those bets, which at 8/1 odds supposedly created over EUR120,000 in winnings

, were based around the provinces of Udine.Okoye was investigated in addition to 3 good friends and he was accepted the disciplinary commission in June 2025.

It was feared he might be banned for 4 years if found guilty of sporting scams, however the authorities chose to just found guilty for the

lower charge of illegal betting.The two-month restriction will begin with the opening competitive match of the 2025-26 season, which is the Coppa Italia game versus Carrarese on August 18.

He will for that reason miss six Serie A rounds and be offered again from October 19. The 25-year-old Nigeria worldwide has 18 caps for his country and transferred to Udinese from Watford in 2023.