Equatorial Guineas appeal to overturn FIFAs decision to deduct three points and three goals has been thrown out by the Court of Arbitration, CAS.
They were handed the punishment for fielding an ineligible player in the ongoing 2026 World Cup qualifying series.
The Central Africans defeated both Namibia and Liberia 1-0 in November 2023, but FIFA awarded their opponents technical 3-0 wins six months later, because they fielded Emilio Nsue, who scored the winner in both games.