World football governing body FIFA has responded to Ethiopia Football
Federation’s protest letter against the referee’s decision to disallow
their goal against Nigeria in a World Cup playoff in Addis Ababa on
Sunday, superspot.com reports....
The home side felt aggrieved after
the referee decided that Salhadin Said’s shot had not crossed the line
in the first half of the encounter in which the Super Eagles came from
behind to beat the Walya Antelopes 2-1.
Ethiopia coach Bishaw
Sewnet blamed Cameroonian referee Neant Allioum for denying his team
the goal and for favouring Nigeria.
“We lost the game because
the referee was poor; we scored a goal that he cancelled and the referee
also did other things that were questionable,” he said.
According to FIFA, the decision of the referee was final and it cannot be overturned.
The
letter signed by the Director of Legal Affairs Marco Villiger and Head
of Disciplinary and Governance Marc Cavallero read in part, “We
acknowledge receipt of your letter dated October 13 complaining about
the referee’s decision to disallow a goal against Nigeria. In respect,
we would like to draw your attention to article 14 paragraph 6 of the
regulations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
“According
to which protests may be made about referee’s decision regarding facts
connected with play, such decisions are final and not subject to appeal,
unless otherwise stipulated in the FIFA disciplinary code.
“Therefore
in view of the foregoing, we regret to inform you that we are not in
any position to intervene in the matter. Finally, we would like to point
out that the foregoing is of a purely informative nature and therefore,
without prejudice to any decision whatever.”
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