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TopTori News can exclusively report that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has lost its petition against the Fédération Congolaise de Football Association’s alleged player ineligibility, ending the Super Eagles’ hopes of returning to the race for a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup through the intercontinental play-off. A reliable source confirmed that the world football governing body FIFA reached its final decision on Monday, 17 February, and has formally communicated the verdict to all federations involved in the dispute. However, the source disclosed that FIFA has directed the parties not to make any public announcement, as the responsibility for officially releasing the decision lies solely with the global body. According to the source, FIFA ruled that the NFF’s argument was not strong enough to prevent DR Congo from progressing to the intercontinental play-offs scheduled for March. As a result, the petition filed by Nigeria was dismissed. The decision ...

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after finding him guilty of treason and complicity with the M23 rebel group. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday in Kinshasa, though the 54-year-old former leader was neither present nor represented at the trial. Kabila was accused of working with the M23 armed movement, which has seized vast territories in eastern DRC with alleged backing from Rwanda.