Senior Ethiopian Football Federation Official Sacked Over World Cup GaffeThe Ethiopian Football Federation sacked its general secretary on Monday after Ethiopia admitted fielding an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier, a gaffe likely to cost the team three points. Minyahile had been booked twice in previous matches and World Cup rules state a player who receives two cautions in the qualifying campaign must serve an automatic one-match ban. “I only focus on ways to win the match.”Ethiopia play the Central African Republic on Sept. 6, while South Africa lock horns with Botswana. The organization accused The Ethiopian Football Association of employing an ineligible player in the match between Botswana and Ethiopia on June 8th, 2013. “The disciplinary proceedings against the three associations relate to article 55 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and article 8 of the Regulations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil,” FIFA announced.