Corbin Ong (top) of Malaysia fights for the ball against Sanish Shrestha of Nepal during the Asian Cup qualifiers between the two teams at Stadium Sultan Ibrahim in Johor Bahru on March 25, 2025. - AFP
KATHMANDU: Nepal have appealed to FIFA to overturn their 2-0 defeat to Malaysia in 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers in March this year, claiming that their opponents fielded an ineligible player.
Last month, the world governing body FIFA banned seven Malaysian foreign-born players for a year and fined the FA of Malaysia (FAM) RM1.8mil, saying they had submitted forged ancestry documents.
