KickOff has established through match reports on Fifa’s website that the player is Minyahile Beyene, who should not have played against Botswana on June 8, 2013 as he was on two yellow cards. He was booked against South Africa in June 2012 in a match played in Rustenburg and against Botswana in March 2013 in Addis Ababa and therefore, he was suspended for the match against Botswana on June 8 in Lobatse. In a similar case recently, Sudan were docked three points and three goals which were handed to Zambia for using an ineligible player in their 2-0 win over Chipolopolo in a 2014 World Cup qualifier in June 2012. As it stands, Ethiopia have reached the World Cup play-offs following their 2-1 victory over Bafana on Sunday in Addis Ababa, but their fate is now in FIFA’s hands. If they are docked three points, those would be awarded to Botswana. Ethiopia would then have 10 points, Bafana 8, Botswana 7 and Central African Republic 3 with the last round of matches to be played in September. Article by: Tiyani wa ka Mabasa
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:04:01 +0000
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