Equatorial Guinea banned from Women’s World Cup 2019

Friday, 6 October 2017 16:00

Equatorial Guinea have been banned from taking part in the 2019 Women’s World Cup.

The team will not be allowed to compete in the tournament in France for fielding 10 ineligible players and using forged documents.

Brazilian-born players all took part in qualifying for the 2016 Olympic women's tournament in Rio. An investigation by Fifa found the 10 players were "not eligible to play for the representative team of Equatorial Guinea".

A fine of $102,000 (£77,700) has also been handed to the country's football association, on top of a ban from competing at the 2020 Olympics, which was issued last year.

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