Nepal asks FIFA to reverse Malaysia’s defeat due to player bans.
Nepal asks FIFA to overturn their loss after Malaysia fielded a player with fake documents.
FIFA – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – Nepal has asked FIFA to reverse their 2-0 loss to Malaysia in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifications in March this year, saying that their opponents fielded an ineligible player.
Last month, FIFA suspended seven Malaysian foreign-born footballers for a year and fined the Malaysian Football Association (FAM) $440,000 for submitting fake ancestry documentation.
One of the seven, Hector Hevel, scored Malaysia’s first goal in the match held in Johor, Malaysia.
“We’ve spoken out about an ineligible participant in the match. As a result, the decision must be reversed,” said Indra Man Tuladhar, CEO of the All Nepal Football Association, to AFP.
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FIFA accused the FAM of submitting doctored or false documents that said the seven players had Malaysian ancestry, making them eligible to represent the country. FAM denied knowingly doing anything wrong.
FIFA said an investigation showed that none of the players actually had a parent or grandparent born in the Southeast Asian nation.
The seven banned players had all played in Malaysia’s 4-0 Asian Cup qualifying win against Vietnam in June.
Nepal are currently at the bottom of Asian Cup qualifying Group F with no points from four games.
Malaysia are top on 12 points, Vietnam are second on nine points with Laos third on three.
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