Italian Serie A Udinese have removed Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye from their registered players list amid an ongoing Investigation into alleged betting irregularities.

The 25-year-old, who is being investigated over suspicious betting patterns surrounding a yellow card he received during Udinese’s 2-1 win against Lazio on March 11, 2024, faces a potential 5-year ban, If found guilty.

Investigators raided Okoye’s house following a complaint by betting agency Sisal, whose algorithm detected unusual gambling activities linked to the goalkeeper’s yellow card for time-wasting in the 90th minute.

The club’s coach, Kosta Runjac, had earlier maintained that the team’s atmosphere remained positive despite the controversy.

-9News Nigeria.