.Affirm Guinea's qualification
The hope of Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles to play in the upcoming U-23 African Cup of Nations in Morocco has finally been dashed after their appeal failed to see the light of day.
The Junior
Syli National of Guinea defeated Nigeria 2-0 on aggregate in the final
qualifying round but Nigeria Football Federation protested after the game.
One of the
Guinea player Alseny Soumah was alleged to have cheated on his age but after a
thorough investigation of the documents submitted by the Federation of Guinea
Football, it was proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the player was
different.
CAF had
earlier on Wednesday disqualified Gabon on player age ground and replaced them
with Cameroon but Nigeria’s case was different as they affirmed the
qualification of Guinea.
For the
competition in Morocco, Guinea is placed in group A alongside Ghana, Congo and
the host.
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