Gernot Rohr, the coach of the Benin Republic national team, has stated that the Turkish Super Lig club Goztepe has been reported to FIFA, the football regulating body, by the nation’s FA. The club’s decision to bar Junior Olaitan from playing for the national team in world cup qualifying was the cause of this. The midfield player is now recovering from an unexplained ailment, which is why the club reportedly refused to let him join his national teamHe would therefore not play in the final two games of the 2026 World Cup qualifying series between Rwanda and Lesotho for the Benin Republic. Olaitan, a native of Nigeria who chose to play for the Benin Republic, missed the last two Goztepe games. Regardless of Olaitan’s injury, the Turkish team must release him to the Benin Football Federation in accordance with FIFARohr stated, “He is not with us because his club prevented him from joining the national team,” according to statements from Mega Sports. “As a result, we have written to FIFA to condemn this circumstance. Even a player who is injured has to show up for the training camp for his country. FIFA’s decision to dock South Africa three points has put Benin Republic at the top of Group C in the African qualification series.
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