FIFA confirmed on Sunday that Nigeria's Ugo Njoku has been banned for three games for elbowing Australian midfielder Sam Kerr in the face during a clash at the Women's World Cup.
The Nigerian defender was also fined 3,000 Swiss francs ($3,218) by world football's governing body after video replays showed the 20-year-old making contact with Kerr's face during the Group D clash in Winnipeg on Saturday.