{"id":4575,"date":"2017-12-12T10:39:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T17:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=4575"},"modified":"2017-12-12T10:41:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T17:41:08","slug":"4575-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/4575-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria forfeits 3 points &amp; 3 goals to Algeria for fielding an ineligible player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4576 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DP-UWzWX4AEJbcC-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DP-UWzWX4AEJbcC-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DP-UWzWX4AEJbcC-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DP-UWzWX4AEJbcC-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DP-UWzWX4AEJbcC-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DP-UWzWX4AEJbcC-969x644.jpg 969w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DP-UWzWX4AEJbcC-1150x764.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DP-UWzWX4AEJbcC.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/>Dec 12, 2017: Nigeria forfeits 3 points and 3 goals to Algeria for fielding an ineligible player in their 2018 World Cup qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>World football governing body FIFA has sanctioned Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player in Shehu Abdullahi in their final FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers tie against Algeria on the 10th of November 2017 in Constantine.<\/p>\n<p>Abdullahi, who played the entire duration of the above mentioned game and even gave away the penalty, which Algeria converted to draw 1-1 \u200eisn\u2019t eligible for the game after picking up two separate caution in two separate games of the same competition.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-g-rec td-g-rec-id-custom_ad_5 td_uid_42_5a3000af095a3_rand td_block_template_11\">He was supposed to be suspended for the game but Nigeria fielded him, and FIFA have now confirmed a fine on Nigeria following the recent meeting of the Disciplinary Committee earlier today.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nigeria were fined CHF 6,000 with FIFA also awarding Algeria three points and three goals, which means the game which ended 1-1 is now recorded as 3-0 in favour of Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>However the victory awarded to Algeria, has no implication on the \u200efinal standings of the group as Nigeria have already qualified for the World Cup, while Algeria were confirmed eliminated before the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec 12, 2017: Nigeria forfeits 3 points and 3 goals to Algeria for fielding an ineligible player in their 2018 World Cup qualifier. 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