FIFA extended the red card two-game ban after the disciplinary committee considered the gravity of the 21-year-old decision to stamp on Alozie during the match.
The NFF insisted it does need FIFPRO shouting from far off to pay Nigerian players what they had been promised by both FIFA and the NFF.
Alozie had earlier tweeted in defence of James.
“FIFPRO will continue to work with the players to ensure their contractual rights are honoured and the outstanding payments are settled.”
Despite being one player down, England was able to edge out Nigeria.
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City paid £77.6 million to secure the service of the 21-year-old to become the club’s second signing of the summer transfer window.
The losers? Germany, Brazil, Canada, co-hosts New Zealand and China.
The Germans finished third in Group H following a 1-1 draw against South Korea.
England was awarded the women’s 4×100 metres relay gold from the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Nigeria had their result expunged.
The 28-year-old defender was charged with assaulting a 24-year-old lady in October 2020 at his £4 million property in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire.
