PARIS (AFP) — Ethiopia is kicked out of the World Cup by FIFA on Friday after the long-running power struggle within the game in the African nation failed to be resolved.
FIFA, the sport's world governing body, said that all four matches played by Ethiopia to date in African zone Group 8, as well as the results of those matches, are now cancelled.
The group now comprises three teams – Morocco, Mauritania and Rwanda. Ethiopia had won two matches in the group and had garnered six points.
"The Bureau of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup has decided to exclude the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) from the preliminary competition with immediate effect," said a statement.
"The FIFA Emergency Committee suspended the EFF on 29 July 2008 due to the non-compliance of the EFF with the roadmap agreed in February 2008 by FIFA, the African Football Confederation (CAF) and the EFF in order to normalise the situation of the federation."
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Thank you fifa.Show to these guys that who is running the show. They are the only ones who are responsible for the country’s expulsion from the games. I hope fifa will take disciplinary actions against these individuals who blatantly ignored its rulings.
September 12th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I wish the World Bank does the same thing — suspend giving money to meles.
September 12th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
i didn't know ethiopia was participating…………nothing new for me
September 13th, 2008 at 1:35 am