Mauritius has won the appeal against Sao Tomé and Príncipe
at the CAF disciplinary committee and will join Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and
Guinea-Bissau in Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.
According to a statement released by the Nigerian Football
Federation (NFF) on Monday, Samson Adamu, CAF’s director of competition,
confirmed the decision of the continental football governing body on the case.
Sao Tome had won the preliminary tie 4-3 0n aggregate over
Mauritius, but the losing side appealed the case before CAF.
Mauritius complained that Sao Tome’s Luis Leal had not
followed the CAF’s COVID-19 protocol.
They added that the Bolivia-based striker, who scored the
only goal in the first leg of the tie, was not eligible to play against them
because his PCR test dated more than 72 hours before the match, infringing CAF
protocol that tests must be from 48 hours.
“The Director of Competitions of the Confederation of
African Football (CAF), Mr Samson Adamu, has confirmed to thenff.com that
Mauritius won a case it filed against Sao Tomé and Príncipe concerning their
2023 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary qualifying fixture, and will therefore join
the combatants in Group A of the qualification series starting next month,” the
statement read.
“Victory for Mauritius at the CAF Disciplinary Committee
means they now join Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau in Group A of the
six-match phase that ends in March next year. Nigeria will play Sierra Leone in
Abuja on Thursday 9th June and then play Mauritius on Monday 13th June.”
Jose Peseiro was recently appointed as the new head coach of
the Super Eagles.
Peseiro is also to take over the team for the international
friendly games against Mexico and Ecuador in preparation for the qualifiers.
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