Who is dickson etuhu

While most soccer loving Nigerian are still yet to come to terms with the life ban placed on former international, Samson Siasia for bribery-related offence by FIFA, another former Super Eagles player, Dickson Etuhu was handed five-year ban for match-fixing in Sweden.

Former Manchester City, Preston, Sunderland and Fulham midfielder, Dickson Etuhu, has been banned from football in Sweden for five years after being found guilty of match fixing. Etuhu had initially been acquitted by a court last year but that was appealed by prosecutor Johan Lindmark, who told local Swedish newspaper Expressen that he was satisfied with the outcome. The decision also details the findings of the court, which was told that Etuhu and Jusufi met the AIK goalkeeper Kyriakos Stamatopoulos on 16 May at a Stockholm restaurant, where the bribery attempt took place.

The former Nigerian international was found guilty in court in November having first arrived in Sweden in , signing for Stockholm-based club AIK fresh from a fairly uninspiring spell at Blackburn Rovers.

What it means is that Etuhu, who played for his country at the World Cup, is banned from playing for or coaching any Swedish club until April Etuhu enjoyed a year stint in England. And of course he scored this cracker. While Etuhu may have officially hung up his boots years ago, the announcement will certainly tarnish any hope he had of a future in the sport. Latest Sport. Etuhu was reduced to 26 appearances as Preston finished 15th following a poor second half of the season which had seen them in danger of relegation and for the second season running, exit the FA Cup to Third Division opposition as they lost to Swansea.

Etuhu was born in Kano. He had started just 11 league games for City. Etuhu made his debut in a victory at Bradford City and scored his first goal for the club in a victory over Sheffield Wednesday a week later.

Etuhu became a regular in the Preston side, playing alongside Sean Gregan in centre midfield replacing the injured Mark Rankine. In August Etuhu began his third season in a row in the Preston midfield but indifferent form and the signings of Adam Nowland and David Jones meant he was again reduced to substitute appearances.

With Preston failing to include a clause to prevent Etuhu playing against his parent club his first game for Norwich was strangely against the Lilywhites at Carrow Road. His form began to improve towards the end of the season and in the early stages of the —07 campaign. Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player.

Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in Nigeria. Dickson Etuhu celebrates birthday on June 8 of every year. Etuhu scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2—0 win against Torquay United in a League Cup match on 23 August , and got his first league goal for the club in a 3—3 draw at Southend United on 12 September On 21 October he scored the only goal in a 1—0 win against Cardiff at Carrow Road to help his new manager Peter Grant win his first home game after replacing Nigel Worthington.

It was announced in late September that Etuhu had been called up to play for his country on 14 October. He first played in two friendlies for his country and he then made his competitive international debut in the African Cup of Nations in January He turned down a callup in August as a replacement player and stated he would not play for Nigeria coach Samson Siasia, temporarily ending his international career.

He was however recalled in November for a pair of friendlies under new coach Stephen Keshi. Etuhu scored his first goal for Fulham on Easter Sunday in a game against his former club Manchester City in the 59th minute to put Fulham up 2—1 after a goal from American Clint Dempsey in the 50th minute.

On 9 February , Etuhu scored his first goal for Sunderland in their home match against Wigan. It came from a free kick floated in by Dean Whitehead, opening the scoring in the 2—0 defeat of the Latics. Dickson Etuhu Birthday Countdown 0 0 0. Let's check it out!

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