Former Golden Eaglets star Orji Okonkwo has been banned from football for four years.
The 24-year-old was banned from the sport for an extended duration by the world football governing body FIFA.
The ban on Okonkwo is a result of a doping violation discovered by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal.
Jorge Ivan Palacio Chairperson of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee confirmed the ban on Okonkwo in a statement put out by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
The four-year ban is in effect from February 25, 2022, until February 24, 2026.
Okonkwo along with Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, and Villareals’ Samuel Chukwueze were part of the Golden Eaglets team that won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
