Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye was attacked by an angry fan during Friday’s Dutch league match between his club, Sparta Rotterdam, and Vitesse Arnhem.
The 22-year-old who put up a man of the match performance and even saved a penalty to maintain Rotterdam’s 1 nil lead, was hit by an object from the angry Vitesse home crowd.
Okoye also confronted a pitch invader.
Following the violent behaviour of Vitesse Arnhem’s fans, the centre referee ended the match before the seven minutes injury time was exhausted.
According to a statement issued by the Eredivisie, the league’s governing body, the match was discontinued due to multiple crowd troubles, including the use of flares.
The league body said an investigation will be initiated and a decision taken on the result of the match.
“The match between Vitesse and Sparta has been discontinued tonight (March 4, 2022) at a 0-1 score due to fireworks from the (home) public,” the league body said.
“This was done after consultation of the referee with both clubs. The incident will now be investigated by the disciplinary committee.”
Okoye kept a third clean sheet of the season with the flawless performance, keeping his relegation-threatened club’s hopes of remaining in the Eredivisie alive.
