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Lesotho lodge formal complaint to FIFA against South Africa for Teboho Mokoena error

Will South Africa's shocking 'admin error' hand Nigeria a World Cup lifeline?

Listless Nigeria damage World Cup qualification hopes

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Lesotho lodge formal complaint to FIFA against South Africa for Teboho Mokoena error

Will South Africa's shocking 'admin error' hand Nigeria a World Cup lifeline?

Listless Nigeria damage World Cup qualification hopes

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LAST FIVE GAMES			Date	COMPETITION
Ivory Coast	1 - 0	Gabon	Jun 7, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
Ivory Coast	1 - 2	Gabon	Sep 5, 2017	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
Gabon	0 - 3	Ivory Coast	Sep 2, 2017	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
Ivory Coast	2 - 1	Gabon	Jun 4, 2016	International Friendly
Ivory Coast	4 - 1	Gabon	Jan 24, 2016	African Nations Championship

Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) secretary general Mokhosi Mohapi confirmed a formal enquiry with FIFA and CAF over Bafana Bafana's fielding of the seemingly ineligible Teboho Mokoena, but was it too late?

It's been a compelling and chaotic week of international football across Africa, with the World Cup qualifying campaign hotting up, headlined by South Africa fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho.

Nigeria went from reviving their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes to undoing a lot of the hard work with their draw against Zimbabwe.

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