Nigerian Footballer Chizoba Iyikwobe Gets Two-Year Worldwide Ban

FIFA has extended to worldwide effect, a two-year ban placed on Nigerian footballer Chizoba Christopher Iyikwobe, by the Appeals Committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation in September 2021.

Iyikwobe was sanctioned for breach of contract by the Bangladesh Football Federation.

The Bangladesh Football Federation had placed a two-year worldwide ban on Iyikwobe on 26^th September 2021, and subsequently appealed to FIFA to give it worldwide effect.

FIFA has now granted the request and Iyikwobe remains suspended from all football-related activities globally until 26^th September 2023.

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