Cameroon's hopes of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup suffered a major set-back with the news that FIFA are to dock six points from their qualification tally as punishment for wearing one-piece kits during the African Nations Cup.
The Indomitable Lions wore the controversial kit during the African nations cup, however FIFA ordered them to revert to normal attire from the quarter-finals onwards, which Cameroon did not do.
"The punishment was imposed as a result of Cameroon's failure to comply with the equipment of Law 4 of the game during the African Cup of Nations 2004 in Tunisia," FIFA said in a statement.
The statement added: "FIFA had shown leniency at the time for Cameroon's attire in the group round of the competition after the association had given assurances that the team would wear authorised playing kit in the knock-out phases."
"The Disciplinary Committee opened an inquiry on 13 February 2004 in order to rule on this serious infringement of the Laws of the Game and the associations failure to fulfil the pledge made to FIFA."
Along with the six-point deduction, the Cameroon Football Association were also fined £86,000 by FIFA.
Filed by Rob Wright
