How sending off incident will impact Doncaster Rovers’ Fejiri Okenabirhie

Fejiri Okenabirhie insists he will not change his game despite his recent sending off for Doncaster Rovers.
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The striker has missed the last three games after his dismissal against Gillingham - the first red card of his career.

The referee adjudged Okenabirhie had elbowed Gills full back Barry Fuller as the two contested a high ball.

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Okenabirhie still feels he did nothing wrong and for that reason, will not alter his approach once he returns to action, potentially against AFC Wimbledon this weekend.

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Fejiri Okenabirhie

“I don’t really know if it’ll play in my mind but with the way I play, I have to be aggressive with defenders,” he said.

“I’ve never been sent off before so I wasn’t really expecting it.

“And I doubt that I’ll ever get sent off again.

“I’ll just go out and play my normal game when I get back and I’ll not think about it too much.

“I think it was just a few circumstances going against me.

“It’s one of those things that happen in football.”

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The absence has given the 24-year-old the opportunity to fully immerse himself in life at Rovers, and get up to speed with the demands of playing in Darren Moore’s system.

“Because I’ve not been playing I’ve been doing extra fitness work and stuff in the gym,” Okenabirhie said.

“I played for the U23s as well, just to keep ticking over.

“I’ve worked on team shape as well.

“Now I’m back available, I just want to put that out on the pitch and hit the ground running again.”

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