THE Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has dashed the hope of Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ playing at this year’s World Cup, as it picked DR Congo as Africa’s representative in the released final line-up for this month’s inter-confederation play-off tournament.
In an accreditation notice circulated to the media on Wednesday, March 4, the world football governing body provided details of the tournament format and listed the six countries that would be involved.
DR Congo’s inclusion leaves no room for Nigeria, which challenged the result of the senior national team in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) play-offs in November last year.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had lodged a formal protest, alleging that DR Congo fielded ineligible players during the decisive tie, which ended 1-1 and went to penalties, which Nigeria lost.
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