The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has thrown out Nigeria’s appeal against Guinea, fielding an ineligible player in the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier in March.
Guinea progressed into the 2023 U-23 AFCON finals after a 2-0 aggregate victory against the Olympic Eagles.
The first leg ended in a barren draw, with the Guineans winning the reverse fixture 2-0.
The NFF protested that one of the players fielded by Guinea in the game (Alseny Soumah) was not within the age limit.
The Guinea Football Federation established it was a case of mistaken identity as there were two different players with the name, Alsény Soumah.
The Guineans will take on host Morocco in the opening game of the U-23 AFCON.
Cameroon were however lucky as they won their protest against Gabon.
They will now replace the Gabonese in Group B of the competition.
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COMMENTS
Very good judgment. The Coach is an unrepentant thief.
Wanting to get what he could not get on the pitch through the backdoor
Thank you so much my dear brother in person of Chudynak. Average Nigerians leaders are fond of rigging. Ole, thieves barawo and criminality experts.