- English FA reduces Carl Ikeme’s ban to two matches
Duro Ikhazuagbe
Barely days after Super Eagles’ forward, Alex Iwobi, missed the English Premier League award for African player, he has again been nominated for Arsenal Vitality Player of the Month of January.
The Gunners posted the list of players nominated for the award on its official website tuesday.
Iwobi was a standout player for the Gunners in the month of January. He scored Arsenal’s second goal in their 2-0 win against Crystal Palace at home.
The lad who is nephew of former Eagles mercurial midfielder, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, was again instrumental to three of Arsenal’s four goals in the 4-0 drubbing of Swansea.
The pacy Nigerian youngster is to battle for the honour with the trio of Olivier Giroud, Alexis Sanchez and Perez Lucas.
The deadline for voting is 10am (UK time) on Thursday, February 2.
Also yesterday, another Super Eagles star, Carl Ikeme, had his three-match ban reduced by the English Football Association.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers’ safe hands’ reprieve was confirmed on FA’s website following Ikeme’s club’s appeal.
The Nigerian goalkeeper was shown a straight red card for pushing Norwich City’s Wes Hoolahan in the 18-yard box during their Championship clash last Saturday.
Wolves lost the encounter 3-1.
However, after Wolves appeal, the FA ruled that Ikeme’s suspension had been reduced to two games instead of the initial three. It rejected Wolves appeal that the goalkeeper was wrongfully sent off from the game.
FA ruling reads: “Carl Ikeme’s three-match suspension for violent conduct has been reduced to two matches after acclaim of excessive punishment was successful.
“An earlier wrongful dismissal claim in relation to the Wolverhampton Wanderers Player’s sending off against Norwich City on Saturday January 2017 was rejected.
“Both claims were heard before an Independent Regulatory Commission today (Tuesday),” ruled the FA.
Before yesterday’s ruling, Ikeme had in a tweet in his official handled bemoaned Wes’ crude tactics of getting him sent off. He insisted that he had no contact with him and that the Norwich player simulated the fall to earn him the sacking from the game.
