{"id":35468,"date":"2024-06-03T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/fifa-bans-afcon-top-scorer-for-six-months-cancels-two-2026-wcq-wins\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T17:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:00:28","slug":"fifa-bans-afcon-top-scorer-for-six-months-cancels-two-2026-wcq-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/fifa-bans-afcon-top-scorer-for-six-months-cancels-two-2026-wcq-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA bans AFCON top scorer for six months, cancels two 2026 WCQ wins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FIFA has ruled that the top scorer at the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations, Emilio Nsue, was never eligible to represent Equatorial Guinea throughout his entire 11-year international career.<\/p>\n

The world football governing body stated this on Monday in a detailed verdict.<\/p>\n

FIFA also cancelled two wins that Equatorial Guinea recorded in qualifying games for the 2026 World Cup in November.<\/p>\n

Nsue scored in two 1-0 victories over Namibia and Liberia.<\/p>\n

However, FIFA has now said the former Spain U-21 international should not have played any of those matches and is now banned by FIFA for six months from national-team games.<\/p>\n

It was a repeat judgment of FIFA disciplinary verdicts in 2013 that also ordered Equatorial Guinea to default two qualifying games for the 2014 World Cup as 3-0 losses because Nsue was ineligible.<\/p>\n

The report noted that Nsue \u201capparently only acquired the Equatoguinean nationality (March 2013) after having played in his first international match in an official competition\u201d with Spain.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old played 26 competitive games for Spain teams from U16 to U21 levels across six years through 2011.<\/p>\n

FIFA bans AFCON top scorer for six months, cancels two 2026 WCQ wins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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