Months after Mexico got punished for fielding an ineligible player in Alejandro Zendejas, a possible case of an ineligible player in CONCACAF could have presented itself and even have a bigger impact because of participation in official matches. Nicaragua, who are currently qualified to the Gold Cup after winning their League B group in the Nations League, have been playing with naturalized Uruguayan Richard Rodriguez, even when he hasn’t met the requirements to play with Nicaragua. While the recent news says that Rodriguez has decided to stop playing with Nicaragua and concentrate on his current club, Municipal Libera, in Costa Rica, he already had activity in the Nations League campaign where Nicaragua winning the title forced Trinidad and Tobago to play in the Gold Cup preliminaries.
Nicaragua’s Zendejas case: Nicaragua possibly fields ineligible player
