{"id":2902,"date":"2022-06-02T19:53:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T19:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sao-tome-e-principe\/politique\/sao-tome-reinstated-in-2023-afcon-qualifying-after-appeal"},"modified":"2022-06-02T20:04:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T20:04:27","slug":"sao-tome-reinstated-in-2023-afcon-qualifying-after-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sao-tome-e-principe\/sports\/sao-tome-reinstated-in-2023-afcon-qualifying-after-appeal","title":{"rendered":"Sao Tome Reinstated In 2023 AFCON Qualifying After Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 e Pr\u00edncipe. <\/strong><\/span>Sao Tome e Principe have been reinstated in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying competition after successfully appealing against their disqualification over a Covid-19 protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The tiny island nation located on the Equator defeated Mauritius 4-3 on aggregate in a preliminary tie three months ago only to have the 1-0 first-leg win overturned when the losers appealed.<\/p>\n<p>Mauritius claimed Bolivia-based forward Luis Leal, who scored two of the four Sao Tomean goals in the tie, submitted an out-of-date PCR test and was not eligible to play.<\/p>\n<p>Their appeal succeeded and they were due to play Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria on June 9 and 13 in Group A of a competition that will provide 23 qualifiers for the mid-2023 finals in the Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Sierra Leone are the other nation in the section.<\/p>\n<p>Mauritian football officials have requested a full explanation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and are considering appealing to the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pour plus d&rsquo;informations et d&rsquo;analyses sur la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sao-tome-e-principe\">S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 e Pr\u00edncipe<\/a>, suivez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 e Pr\u00edncipe. Sao Tome e Principe have been reinstated in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying competition after successfully appealing against their disqualification over a Covid-19 protocol. 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