OFC finds Solomon Islands player guilty

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AUCKLAND, 19 FEBRUARY 2019 (OFC) – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) disciplinary committee has found the Solomon Islands Football Federation and U16 player Chris Satu to have breached both the OFC Disciplinary Code and the OFC Under-16 Championship 2018 Regulations.

An investigation was launched into the possible breaches after the OFC Secretariat received official complaints regarding the fielding of overaged players during the OFC U16 Championship held at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara from Sept 9-22, 2018. The committee released its decision on Friday concluding that a “deliberate and serious breach of the OFC Disciplinary Code” had been made after the player in question, Satu, was found to have been born prior to Jan 1, 2002, on an underdetermined date.

Satu is found to be in breach of Article 73 and Article 59 (1) of the OFC Disciplinary Code and has been suspended for six matches under Article 59.

The Solomon Islands U16 team will forfeit all the matches in which Satu participated in during the OFC U16 Championship 2018 — five matches in total — and will receive a fine of NZ$500 (K1150) under Article 73 of the Disciplinary Code.

The Solomon Islands Football Federation has been found in breach of Article 34 (2) of the OFC U-16 Championship 2018 Regulations.

The Solomon Islands U16 team finished second behind New Zealand at the OFC U16 Championship, qualifying for the Fifa U17 World Cup 2019. The findings of the OFC Disciplinary Committee in the matter of Satu’s eligibility has resulted in the forfeiting of the team’s place at the Fifa U17 World Cup 2019.

The committee will meet to confirm which member association will replace the Solomon Islands at this event.

Satu and federation have the right to appeal the decision of the committee in line with Articles 126 to 135 of the Disciplinary Code.

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