Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, who opted out of the 2025 AFCON because he was not guaranteed the Super Eagles No 1 shirt, saw red in action for his Italian Serie A club Udinese.
Update: Maduka Okoye will now miss 3 straight games for Udinese after picking a straight red card today vs. Fiorentina. pic.twitter.com/BGYbC8242y
— M zagy (@zagy_mr) December 21, 2025
Okoye was sent off as early as the seventh minute, when he committed a professional foul by intentionally collidings with Moise Kean outside the box.
Ten-man Udinese will go on to lose the match 5-1 for strugglers Fiorentina to record their first win of the season.
Okoye will now serve out a three-match ban.
Udinese are 12th in the standings with 21 points from 16 matches.
