Alex Iwobi banned from Nigeria’s 2022 World Cup playoff against Ghana

Alex Iwobi banned from Nigeria’s 2022 World Cup playoff against Ghana

Alex Iwobi, Super Eagles midfielder, who also plays for Everton, to miss Nigeria’s match against Ghana for a spot in the 2022 World Cup taking place in Qatar.


This comes as a result of the red card he had received during the Super Eagles 1-0 loss to Tunisia, yesterday.

The midfielder was sent off for a foul after coming on as a substitute in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match against Tunisia.

Maguette N’Diaye, a Senegalese referee, had first issued a yellow card for the foul.

However, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) encouraged him to check the pitch-side monitor, and he did so, upgrading the yellow to a red.

Iwobi has been banned for the Super Eagles’ next African fixtures, which coincidentally include a match against the Black Stars.

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