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Concacaf confirms on appeal the expulsion of Nicaragua from the Gold Cup

Concacaf confirms on appeal the expulsion of Nicaragua from the Gold Cup

It’s final. The men’s soccer team Nicaragua is excluded from competing in the gold Cup of Concacaf 2023 and will be relegated, although the Nicaraguan Football Federation, Fenifut, has tried to give fans hope.

The Appeals Committee of the concacaf decided to uphold the original decision made by the Disciplinary Committee on the case, after reviewing the “evidence” presented on appeal by the fenifutconfirmed the sports institution in a statement issued this Friday, June 23.

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The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation sanctioned the Nicaraguan National Team for committing a “gross violation” of the applicable FIFA/Concacaf regulations by fielding an ineligible player in eight National Team matches, including the 2022/2023 Concacaf Nations League (CNL) matches.

The Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean Football (Concacaf) reiterates that Nicaragua will be relegated to League B of the CNL 2023/24.

A player from the Nicaraguan national team practices during training at the National Soccer Stadium in Managua, on May 26, 2023. – The team trained prior to the 2023 Gold Cup that will take place in the United States next June. (Photo by STR / AFP)

The Blue and White National Teamwhich for the fourth time in its history had qualified to participate in the Gold Cup, one of the highest regional level soccer events, was sanctioned and excluded from the event that begins in its group stage on June 24.

The foreign player ineligible to play wearing the blue and white uniform is the Uruguayan nationalized Nicaraguan Richard Rodríguez, who had not met all the nationality requirements to integrate the Nicaraguan team and, nevertheless, was fielded in eight international matches.

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