The captain and top scorer of her national team Equatorial Guinea he was punished by FIFA for playing irregularities with the coat of arms on the breast of the latter eleven years!
As it became known, the World Federation imposed a fine of 150,000 Swiss francs on that of the African country, as well as a six-month ban on Emilio Ensuewho never received the required permission to change representative group after his appearances with its minor nationals Spain between 2005 and 2011.
The 34-year-old full-back was born in Mallorca but decided to play for his father’s home country in 2013. The result was Equatorial Guinea losing two 2014 World Cup qualifiers on paper due to the youngster’s participation, who nevertheless continued to play with the crest in the following years.
In fact, at the recent Africa Cup of Nations it was declared top scorer with five goals! But FIFA opened a new investigation into his case in the spring and stripped Equatorial Guinea of ​​two wins from qualifying for the next World Cup – both of which came with own goals.
The question, of course, is how Ensue, who between 2018 and 2021 had also passed through Cyprus and the APOEL & Apollo Limassol…
FIFA has ruled that Equatorial Guinea captain Emilio Nsue was never eligible to represent the African nation throughout his 11-year international career.
Nsue won the Golden Boot as top goalscorer at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year with five goals in four… pic.twitter.com/g9oUH2h1Pu
— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) June 3, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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