The Nigerian Football Federation filed a formal protest with the FIFA and put under suspicion the classification of the Democratic Republic of the Congowhich he accuses of improper alignment of up to nine players during the decisive playoff of the African Confederation (CAF).
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Las Super Eagles directly ask to take their rival’s place and compete in the playoffs for a ticket to the World Cup of the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The complaint was confirmed by Mohammed Sanusi, Secretary General of the Nigerian Football Federationwho assured that the claim is already in the hands of the FIFA and that the axis of the conflict lies in the sporting nationality of several Congolese players, many of them born in Europa. Among the names listed are The Arthur Masuaku (France), the Tuanzen Axel (England) and Samuel Sadiki (Belgium)among others.
The central argument of Nigeria is based on the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congowhich prohibits dual nationality. According to the Nigerian federation, the footballers involved had not formally renounced their previous citizenship, an essential requirement to acquire Congolese citizenship. If this omission is confirmed, the documentation presented to the FIFA to enable them would have been, at the very least, incomplete and, at worst, fraudulent.
The FIFA It has already opened an investigation and is analyzing the documentation presented by both federations. Possible sanctions range from loss of the match to disqualification, although in Zurich They consider the latter as an extreme measure. The closest precedent is the case of Chile against Ecuador in the qualifying rounds Qatar 2022, when FIFA He rejected the exclusion and opted for a reduction of points in the future.
Time, in this case, plays in favor of RD Congo. Any ruling is appealable first before the internal organs of the FIFA and then before him Court of Arbitration for Sports (TAS)and the calendar is tight for the March playoffs. Meanwhile, Nigeriawhich could be left out of its second consecutive cup, clings to the desk as the last plank of World Cup hope.
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