NFF HAS FORMALLY PETITIONED FIFA OVER ALLEGATIONS THAT THE DR CONGO FIELDED INELIGIBLE PLAYERS DURING THEIR DECISIVE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP PLAYOFF ENCOUNTER. (PHOTO).

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 NFF has formally petitioned FIFA over allegations that the DR Congo fielded ineligible players during their decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff encounter   Speaking with journalists at an event on Tuesday, Mohammed Sanusi, NFF general secretary, accused the Congolese FA of deceiving FIFA into clearing players for its national team despite their status contravening the country’s citizenship laws. Sanusi said DR Congo laws established that “you cannot have dual nationality”, adding that several members of the Leopards squad at the playoffs have both European and Congolese passports. He said the DR Congo FA was “fraudulent” in its registration of the players, and the NFF has submitted a petition to FIFA to investigate the matter.   “FIFA cleared the players because FIFA’s eligibility rule is different from DR Congo’s rule. FIFA regulations say that once you have the passport of your country, you are eligible,” Sanusi said.   “But our contention is that FIFA was deceiv...

TRAGIC LOSS: AKWA IBOM POLYTECHNIC STUDENT DIES DURING KARATE TRAINING. (PHOTO).


 Tragic Loss: Akwa Ibom Polytechnic Student Dies During Karate Training


A final-year student of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, identified only as John, tragically slumped and died during a karate training session on Saturday in Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area.


According to a source close to the polytechnic community, the Higher National Diploma student in the Department of Media Studies left his off-campus lodge for the routine training. Upon entering the training pitch, he collapsed. He was immediately rushed to a private hospital in Ikot Ekpene and subsequently referred to the General Hospital, where a doctor pronounced him dead on arrival.


Mr. Nsoefen Mark Akpan, president of the Journalism and Media Studies Students Association and a witness to the incident, said shocked students refused to accept the doctor’s report. They took John’s body to a church for prayers, hoping for a miracle, but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. A spiritualist reportedly claimed John had already “been admitted to the spirit world.” The body was later returned to the mortuary.


Akpan expressed disbelief at the sudden loss, noting that John, the leader of the karate group, had shown no signs of illness. “He wrote exams last Thursday and was fine,” Akpan said, adding that John trained every Saturday morning.


The Head of the Department, Dr. Inemesit Umore, visited the hospital to address grieving students before they dispersed. The deceased’s parents have been contacted, and the body remains in the mortuary as the polytechnic community mourns the untimely death of a vibrant student.

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