Arsenal loanee Miguel Azeez slapped with one-match ban for holding a flare after Wigan’s late equaliser against Cardiff
ARSENAL loanee Miguel Azeez has been handed a one-match ban for picking up a flare during Wigan’s draw with Cardiff.
The 20-year-old, who is currently on loan at Wigan from the Gunners, was charged with improper conduct by the FA last week.
AlamyMiguel Azeez threw the flare off the pitch during Wigan’s clash with Cardiff[/caption]
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Now he has been slapped with a one-game suspension for the incident.
Azeez picked up the flare while his team were celebrating a stoppage-time equaliser away at Cardiff in their Championship clash on January 14 – which ended 1-1.
The missile was launched onto the pitch by a member of the crowd.
The young midfielder then walked over and removed it from the field of play by throwing it a few yards beyond the touchline.
Azeez’s ban means he will miss the league clash with Blackburn on February 6.
He joined the Latics earlier this month after a short stint with Spanish side Ibiza.
Azeez also had a short-term loan with Portsmouth from August 2021 to January 2022.
The Camden-born midfielder joined Arsenal back in 2008 as a young boy.
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He was in the Gunners’ academy for 12 years but has only made one senior appearance to date.
That came as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 4-2 Europa League win over Irish side Dundalk in December 2020.
Azeez has also been capped by several of England’s age group sides up to the U20s.
