NZF apologises for 'hugely embarrassing' Olympic qualifying exit

New Zealand Football (NZF) chief executive Andy Martin declared the eligibility confusion that saw the body's under-23 side dumped from Oceania's Olympic football tournament was "hugely embarrassing".

But Martin insisted NZF is convinced it did the right thing in playing South Africa-born defender Deklan Wynne at the tournament in Papua New Guinea, although it is yet to lodge an appeal as lawyers research the case.

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