Togo docked points in WC qualifying

Days after Ethiopia were docked points for fielding an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier, Fifa have confirmed that Togo have suffered a similar fate.

Ethiopia lost three points from Group A of qualifying, handing Bafana Bafana a chance to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Fifa announced today that the Togolese Football Federation (TFF) has been sanctioned for fielding an ineligible player in the World Cup preliminary match between Togo and Cameroon played on June 9, which Togo won 2-0.

“The match is declared to be forfeited and awarded 3-0 in favour of Cameroon, with the TFF also receiving a fine of CHF6,000 (about R60,000) after the Fifa Disciplinary Committee considered the TFF liable for having breached art. 55 par. 1 of the Fifa Disciplinary Code and art. 8 of the World Cup Brazil Regulations,” the statement from Fifa reads.
“The sanction relates to the Togolese player Jacques Alexys Romao failing to serve the automatic one-match suspension imposed on him following two cautions received in two different matches (art. 17 par. 3 of the Fifa Disciplinary Code).”