Having just qualified for the quarter-finals of the tournament, France could soon be excluded from the competition.
Jean-Luc Vannuchi’s French team secured its place in the quarter-finals of the Under-17 World Cup this Wednesday. She must face Uzbekistan at the end of the week. This is the plan, but it may not happen.
France risks exclusion
According to journalist Hanif Ben Berkane, the Bleuets could be disqualified from the tournament for having played Yanis Issoufou. The latter had played in the qualifiers for this same competition for Niger!
FIFA bans players from playing for two international teams in the same competition and could take action. France’s adversaries also have the right to file a complaint. The Senegalese, dominated on penalties by the Bleuets, would be wrong to deprive themselves.
If the exclusion is confirmed, it would be a real fiasco for Zague and his teammates. But also and above all for the administration and the FAF. An error like this and at this level is simply unforgivable.
