The Oceania Football Confederation are investigating a new ineligibility protest against New Zealand Football which could have far-reaching consequences for the national body.
OFC general secretary Tai Nicholas has received a complaint from one of the confederations' member associations about the eligibility of players representing New Zealand teams at OFC tournaments over the past 12 months.
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The Herald have uncovered 16 players who have represented the All Whites, New Zealand under-17s, New Zealand under-20s and New Zealand under-23s within the past year who also appear to fall short of Article 7 of Fifa's eligibility requirements.
New Zealand's under-23 football team were forced to forfeit their Olympic qualifying tournament in Papua New Guinea this month after All Whites defender Deklan Wynne fell short of these requirements.