West Ham have been fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($108,061) by FIFA following a dispute with the Senegalese FA over Diafra Sakho who played in an FA Cup match having withdrawn from the squad for the African Nations Cup.

West Ham claimed Sakho, who was issued with a reprimand, could not play for Senegal due to a back injury but 18 days after pulling out of the squad he scored the only goal in their FA Cup fourth round win at Bristol City.

FIFA said the player was called up by the Senegal FA on December 18 to play in the January 17-Feb. 8 tournament as well attending their training camp from January 5-16 in Morocco.

FIFA ruled that West Ham and Sakho violated their regulations on players’ status and imposed the fine.

Bristol City said: “The club is disappointed with the penalty handed down by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and is considering its options.”

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