JOHANNESBURG (AP)—The African football connection says sport’s highest
court has inspected a preference to concede Burkina Faso to contest in a African
Cup of Nations and deserted an interest by Namibia over an incompetent player.
The Confederation of African Football says, quoting a statute by the
Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, that Namibia’s interest over the
eligibility of Cameroon-born defender Herve Zengue has been dismissed.
Namibia protested to CAF over Zengue’s participation in Burkina Faso’s group after
losing out to a Burkinabes in subordinate for this month’s African Cup.
CAF also says a Namibia Football Association contingency compensate 5,000 Swiss francs
($5,275) toward a authorised fees for a CAS hearing.
