R2bees1: AFRiCA AFRICA AFRIcA!! I wonder how
many complaints about
player ineligibility in African
World Cup qualifiers land on
Fifa's desk daily

Africa is too backward.
I am sure the big wigs at FIFA will be shaking their heads in bewilderment.

Cape Verde might regret this lost opportunity.Another opportunity will be in the next four years.Who knows,they might not be in contention or relevant again.Truly,I weep for them.

Cape verde has even dropped in fifa rankings.dey are 44th although tunisia is 46th,tunisia wud take dia place nw dat cape verde is disqualified. Egypt is 50th,while burkina faso is 51st.

R2bees1: are u a cape verdian?

am a nigeria,,

solomon111: Africa is too backward.
I am sure the big wigs at FIFA will be shaking their heads in bewilderment.

honestly dis is very bad, soon u fit hear say malawi dey report naija to fifa because of ameobi's 'clause in his contract' and he wasn't eligible. Dis years world cup qualifiers is just a mess

hopefully egypt will overtake tunisia in todays fifa ranking and get seeded

luvable sam:
How did naija drop on dat table? I tot we won all our matches in d last one month?

the criteria fifa uses confuses me totally,dey always say we have not played any grade A friendly,i.e against big countries.we av bn playin african teams wch hav lower fifa rankings

victorlexa: Cape verde has even dropped in fifa rankings.dey are 44th although tunisia is 46th,tunisia wud take dia place nw dat cape verde is disqualified. Egypt is 50th,while burkina faso is 51st.

fifa don release ranking?

adegwurulez: hopefully egypt will overtake tunisia in todays fifa ranking and get seeded

egypt is below tunisia.d rankin is out

adegwurulez: fifa don release ranking?

Yes! Check the #latest ranking here ==> https://www.nairaland.com/1436542/fifa-rankings-eagles-move-up#18073416

MEN'S RANKING
Rnk Team Pts +/- Pos Sep 13
1 Spain 1514 0
2 Argentina 1263 2
3 Germany 1261 -1
4 Italy 1199 2
5 Colombia 1180 -2
6 Belgium 1159 4
7 Uruguay 1126 5
8 Brazil 1067 1
9 Netherlands 1058 -4
10 Croatia 1051 -2
11 Portugal 1029 -4
12 Greece 1016 -1
13 USA 996 6
14 Switzerland 992 1
15 Russia 968 1
16 Chile 967 5
17 England 947 -3
18 Bosnia-Herzegovina 934 -5
19 Côte d'Ivoire 902 -1
20 Ecuador 851 -3
21 Mexico 837 -1
22 Sweden 836 8
23 Denmark 825 4
24 Ghana 815 0
25 France 812 -2
26 Ukraine 799 2
27 Montenegro 766 1
28 Algeria 762 6
29 Slovenia 754 16
30 Hungary 744 1
31 Romania 739 2
32 Czech Republic 738 -6
33 Costa Rica 733 9
34 Peru 732 -12
35 Panama 727 5
36 Venezuela 707 3
36 Nigeria 707 -1
38 Mali 704 -6
39 Norway 699 -14
40 Honduras 680 3
41 Paraguay 673 8
42 Japan 671 -5
43 Serbia 666 -2
44 Cape Verde Islands 660 -8
45 Albania 652 -7
46 Tunisia 643 7
47 Austria 639 8
48 Iran 633 4
49 Turkey 613 9
50 Egypt 611 11

victorlexa: the criteria fifa uses confuses me totally,dey always say we have not played any grade A friendly,i.e against big countries.we av bn playin african teams wch hav lower fifa rankings

before nko, na sabbi play jamaica, south africa and burkina faso, why una no playy brazil, belgium, germany or neither land abi una even beat uruguay, spain?

pat077: ....[b]Ironically, Cape Verde were
awarded the points from the
match in March, when Varela was
sent off, after Fifa ruled
opponents Equatorial Guinea had
used an ineligible player.
Equatorial Guinea originally won
the match 4-3 only for the result
to be overturned when Fifa
decided Emilio Nsue Lopez did
not meet eligibility rules on
nationality....

And they still did not learn!

Burkina faso may be out as well, according to Congo, Niger used ineligible player!

DISGUSTING !, but if the football associations are irresponsible with their record keeping skills, shouldn't the ineligible player also scream out that he is not qualified .

Tunisia is favored o, with this kind of fate, i have a strong feeling they will also make it to the world cup

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FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking
MEN'S RANKING
RnkTeamPts+/- PosSep 13
1
Spain15140
2
Argentina12632
3
Germany1261-1
4
Italy11992
5
Colombia1180-2
6
Belgium11594
7
Uruguay11265
8
Brazil10671
9
Netherlands1058-4
10
Croatia1051-2
11
Portugal1029-4
12
Greece1016-1
13
USA9966
14
Switzerland9921
15
Russia9681
16
Chile9675
17
England947-3
18
Bosnia-Herzegovina934-5
19
Côte d'Ivoire902-1
20
Ecuador851-3
21
Mexico837-1
22
Sweden8368
23
Denmark8254
24
Ghana8150
25
France812-2
26
Ukraine7992
27
Montenegro7661
28
Algeria7626
29
Slovenia75416
30
Hungary7441
31
Romania7392
32
Czech Republic738-6
33
Costa Rica7339
34
Peru732-12
35
Panama7275
36
Venezuela7073
36
Nigeria707-1
38
Mali704-6
39
Norway699-14
40
Honduras6803
41
Paraguay6738
42
Japan671-5
43
Serbia666-2
44
Cape Verde Islands660-8
45
Albania652-7
46
Tunisia6437
47
Austria6398
48
Iran6334
49
Turkey6139
50
Egypt61111

You see now? Africans don't like rules!

What a huge price to pay!

cuntento: . U must be from Mars

erm i wasnt following the games from the other teams and only just read the press release, was he from another country?
was he sent off from previous games?

something is wrong somewhere.

FIFA why? Habatically

seeded teams now 1. Nigeria 2. Ivory coast 3. Ghana 4. Tunisia 5. Algeria

Unseeded teams remains 1. B/faso 2. Cameroon 3. Egypt 4. Ethiopia 5. Senegal

Can't believe this.my favorite team.those boys really impressed me during d nations cup.young,determined,handsome boys.

My play off prediction goes thus

Nigeria vs Senegal

Ghana vs Bourkina Faso

Ivory Coast Vs Ethiopia

Egypt vs Tunisia

Algeria vs Cameroun

cape verde wan die ni?wher dem wan go sef?
Tunisia na wash jere

The Technical department and the FA of. Cape Verde must be flogged and jailed for life. This is too bad a pill to swallow. I just dey cry for them.

I think any country who wins the AFCON automatically qualifies 4 world cup

A country that can't keep records of their eligible players or differentiate between a yellow and red card as regards players suspensions have no business being in the world cup.

Its a pity, if you ask me.

Please someone should ellaborate me more in fielding an inelligible player. What does it mean. Thank U.

Christmasdon: Please someone should ellaborate me more in fielding an inelligible player. What does it mean. Thank U.

Maybe the player was suspended prior to the match, but was fielded.

Dis Guy: no mention of the ineligible player or why he's not eligible

anyone know?

You must be very daft to have asked such Question.....can't you read and comprehend?




Back to the disqualification......
Fifa has to be firm in it decisions.....
Good for them.....

Good team though