FIFA disqualifies Equatorial Guinea for fielding 10 ineligible players

The Equatorial Guinea women's team was disqualified from next year's Women Africa Cup of Nations and the 2019 World Cup by FIFA on Thursday for fielding 10 ineligible players.

Published : Oct 06, 2017 02:05 IST , Lausanne

All 10 of the ineligible players were born in Brazil, although the majority have been playing for Equatorial Guinea since the 2011 World Cup.
All 10 of the ineligible players were born in Brazil, although the majority have been playing for Equatorial Guinea since the 2011 World Cup.
lightbox-info

All 10 of the ineligible players were born in Brazil, although the majority have been playing for Equatorial Guinea since the 2011 World Cup.

The Equatorial Guinea women's team was disqualified from next year's Women Africa Cup of Nations and the 2019 World Cup by FIFA on Thursday for fielding 10 ineligible players.

All 10 of the ineligible players were born in Brazil, although the majority have been playing for Equatorial Guinea since the 2011 World Cup.

The Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana next November doubles up as qualifying for the World Cup in France the following year.

The ineligible players featured for the oil-rich African country during qualifying for the 2016 Olympics, while two other players provided "forged and falsified" documents to claim nationality, FIFA said in a statement.

The two players, Muriel Linda Mendoua Abessolo and Francisca Angue Ondo Asangono, have been banned for 10 matches, and the Equatorial Guinea Football Association has been fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($102,165).

It is not the first time Equatorial Guinea's women's team has been punished for fielding ineligible players. It was kicked out of qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics for the same offence.

Sign in to unlock all user benefits
  • Get notified on top games and events
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign up / manage to our newsletters with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early bird access to discounts & offers to our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment