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JUST IN: FIFA fines Nigeria for fielding Abdullahi Shehu against Algeria, deducts point

Dec 12, 2017

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by

Olaotan Falade

in Sports, Top Story

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has fined the Nigeria Football Federation 6,000 Swiss Francs (about N2,177,280) for fielding an ineligible player in a Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying match. The disciplinary committee of the body in a statement on Tuesday said the three-time African champions fielded Shehu Abdullahi who was ineligible for the…