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16th March 2018
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Timor-Leste passports declared ‘null and void’
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has received confirmation from the Ministry of Justice of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste – via Timor-Leste’s Embassy in Kuala Lumpur – that Timor-Leste passports held by nine footballers have been declared ‘null and void’. The players listed below are not permitted to be registered in any competition either as Timor-Leste citizens or utilising Timor-Leste passports bearing their name.
• Diogo Santos Rangel,
• Fellipe Bertoldo Do Santos,
• Jairo Pinheiro Palmeira Neto,
• Junior Aparecido Guimaro De Souza,
• Patrick Fabiano Alves Nobrega Luz,
• Paulo Cesar Da Silva Martins,
• Paulo Helber Rosa Ribeiro,
• Ramon De Lima Saro,
• Rodrigo Sousa Silva
The AFC has informed all Member Associations (MA) of the situation and has also advised the MAs that a further enquiry regarding Timor-Leste passports purportedly held by a number of other players has also been made.
• This media release was originally published by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on 22 March 2017. To access the original, please click here.
