 A sports former Golden Eagle star, Ojiwokonko, has been banned from football for four years. A 24-year-old was banned from the sport for an extended duration by the World Football Governing Buddy FIFA. The ban on Okonko is as a result of a doping violation discovered by the Italian national anti-doping tribunal. George Even Palacio, chairperson of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, confirmed the ban on Okonko in a statement put out by the Nigerian Football Federation. The four-year ban is in effect from February 25, 2022 until February 24, 2026. Okonko, along with Nepalese Victor Osemen and Velaryu Samochukes, they were part of the Golden Eagle team that won the 2015-17 World Cup. And that's the news update. For more stories, please follow us on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And do subscribe to our YouTube channel, the Plus TV African, Plus TV African Lifestyle. You can also view us from Limex and www.limex.tv. There's a lot of TV apps anywhere in the world. I am Olamide Adeyemi, and thanks for watching.