CAF slams Onazi

Super Eagles and Lazio of Italy midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi has earned himself a two-match ban from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over his sending-off in Saturday’ s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad.

The SS Lazio of Italy player was shown a straight red card for retaliation.

He committed the act after Nigerien referee Ibrahim Mamane awarded Nigeria a penalty kick for a foul on striker Odion Ighalo.

News of the ban was conveyed to the Nigeria Football Federation in a circular sent to it from the CAF Secretariat.

The ban was for the violent conduct for which Onazi was expelled, the CAF statement added.

Nigeria will visit Tanzania in Dar es Salaam on September 5 on Match Day 2 of the qualifiers, and will then host Egypt on March 25, 2016.

A silver medal winner when Nigeria hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2009, Onazi won gold medal with the Super Eagles at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa and was also in the Nigeria squad that reached the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil last year.

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