The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has confirmed that FIFA has rejected their petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This was confirmed by the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, on Tuesday.
Sanusi however insisted they were not satisfied with the verdict and will begin the process of appealing it.
He said: “We have received the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on our petition, but we are not satisfied with the decision, which rejected our petition.
“I want to assure Nigerians that the NFF has immediately commenced the process of appealing the decision.”
The Super Eagles lost the African play-off final to DR Congo 4-3 on penalties.
However, after the match, the NFF protested the eligibility of some players in the Congolese squad, citing perceived fraud in the issuance of passports those involved.
DR Congo have been drawn to face the winner of the clash between the Jamaica and New Caledonia in the 2026 World Cup intercontinental play-off later this month.
