Nation Could Miss World Cup After Being Listed in Trump's Travel Ban Amid SA, US Govt Controversy
- Donald Trump has proposed a travel ban targeting certain countries and the ban could potentially impact nations participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup
- The ban has raised concerns regarding international sports relations and the global nature of major tournaments amid SA and US controversy
- The proposed ban could complicate travel and logistics for teams that qualified for the competition from affected countries
One of the countries expected to make it to the 2026 FIFA World Cup could miss out on the competition as they were included in President Donald Trump's proposed travel ban list.
Trump has been making different chances to the immigration policies in the United States since returning to office as the 47th president of the North American country after defeater former vice-president Kamala Harris in the last election.
The US President has also been in a dispute with South Africa after signing an executive order banning foreign assistance to the country over reported race-based discrimination against the white minority while offering refugee status to Afrikaners.
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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected Trump and Elon Musk's claims of white citizens being persecuted in Mzansi.
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A nation could miss 2026 World Cup due to a travel ban
According to a report by the New York Times, Trump's administration has come up with a list of 43 nations that could be banned from entering the United States, with African nations dominating the list.
The drafted list include partial or difficult visa suspensions, and full visa bans. Some of the countries on the list are not going to the world cup, the likes of Afghanistan and North Korea.
African countries like; Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic on Congo, all fall under the category of partial ban on the list.
Cameroon are having a good run in their World Cup qualifiers but could suffer a potential travel ban if they qualify for the competition.
Venezuela are also on the list, and they face a full visa ban, which would reportedly impact their chances of playing at the next world cup.
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African countries on the partial ban list
Angola
Benin Republic
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cameroon
Chad
Congo DR
Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gambia
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Sao Tome and Principe
African countries on full visa ban list
Libya
Somalia
Sudan
The criteria for putting all these countries on different categories on the list is yet to be stated by the United States government.
There are reports claiming that the FIFA president Gianni Infantino has addressed the issue with Trump as they want to work around allowing those on the list to participate in the competition without complications and impediments.
FIFA threatens to ban African country
Briefly News earlier reported that FIFA has threatened to ban an African nation from international football after violating one of the World governing body's rules.
The World Football governing body reportedly sent an official letter to the nation if they fail to comply to their rule.
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