FIFA rejects a challenge raised by the Royal Belgian Football Association regarding the eligibility of player Balogun. According to reports from multiple outlets, FIFA’s relevant committee rules the request inadmissible. Channel NewsAsia reports that Belgium says FIFA treated the federation’s query as an appeal and then denied it, framing the rejection as a procedural outcome rather than a substantive engagement with Belgium’s position. National Post similarly states that FIFA rejects the Belgian request and describes the committee’s decision using the term “inadmissible.” Investing.com also reports that FIFA denies the appeal over Balogun’s eligibility. Across the accounts, the central point is that FIFA does not accept Belgium’s challenge in its submitted form and therefore does not allow the eligibility matter to be reconsidered through that route. The reports do not indicate that FIFA alters Balogun’s eligibility status following the challenge; instead, they focus on FIFA’s decision to reject the federation’s application on admissibility grounds. The exact details of the eligibility dispute beyond the rejection are not provided in the excerpts.