GENEVA (AP) — FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Equatorial Guinea on Friday after the team didn’t travel to a World Cup qualifying game, the latest incident in an increasingly chaotic campaign.

FIFA said its disciplinary committee will investigate why the Equatorial Guinea men’s team did not go to Malawi for a game scheduled Thursday. Both teams were still in contention to advance to a playoffs by finishing runner-up in the group behind winner Tunisia.

Equatorial Guinea already forfeited its first two games last November as 3-0 losses after FIFA ruled that veteran captain Emilio Nsue was not eligible to represent the country. Nsue had scored the goals in 1-0 wins against Namibia and Liberia.

A post on the team’s official Instagram account said the players voted in favor of not

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