Former Nigeria defender, Samuel Sodje, has claimed that Nigeria celebrating South Africa’s three-point deduction by FIFA, is “embarrassing”.
The world soccer governing physique introduced the sanction on Monday.
It’s punishment towards Bafana Bafana for fielding an ineligible participant, Teboho Mokoena, towards Lesotho in a 2026 World Cup qualifier in March 2025.
FIFA has additionally deducted three targets from South Africa’s tally.
The information noticed a bit of the Nigerian soccer group jubilate, amid renewed hope for the Tremendous Eagles, who sit third within the group with 11 factors, now three factors behind South Africa.
“For South Africa, they did break the foundations, they usually’ve taken three factors off them. I feel that’s regular,” Sodje instructed Soccernet.
“What’s stunning now’s Nigerians [are] seeing this as large information. I feel it’s embarrassing.”
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