Eredivisie: Okoye Benched As Sparta Rotterdam Lose At Home To 10-Man Ajax

September 13, 2020
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Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye was on the bench as Sparta Rotterdam lost 1-0 at home to 10-man Ajax, in their first game of the season, Completesports.com reports.

Okoye, 21, joined Rotterdam from German club Fortuna Düsseldorf in July in this summer’s transfer window.

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Ajax suffered a huge setback when they were reduced to 10 men after Nicolas Tagliafico was shown a straight red card on 27 minutes.

Despite playing a man down it was Ajax who took the lead in the 38th minute through Antony.

The win took Ajax to sixth in the table while Rotterdam are now 13th.

By James Agberebi

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