FIFA has opened a disciplinary procedure in relation to Byron Castillo’s possible breach of the call criteria for eight games that he played with the Ecuadorian team in the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The international organization “has invited the Ecuadorian Federation and the Peruvian Football Federation to present their positions before the FIFA Disciplinary Commission,” it said in a statement.
FIFA thus responds to a complaint filed by the Chilean Federation before that Disciplinary Commission, in which it presented allegations about the possible falsification of the documents that grant Ecuadorian nationality Byron Castillo.
The Ecuadorian team qualified directly for the World Cup, unlike those of Chile and Peru. The Peruvian team, which finished fifth behind the Ecuadorian, will play a playoff.
The FIFA statement, published in the morning hours, goes directly to the claim made by the ANFP “As recently confirmed by FIFA, the Chilean Football Federation has filed a complaint with the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, in which it presents various allegations about the possible falsification of the documents that grant Ecuadorian nationality to the player Byron David Castillo Segura. , as well as the possible non-compliance of said footballer with the call criteria to participate with the national team of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) in eight qualifying matches, corresponding to the preliminary phase of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ” .
The sentence ends with “In view of the foregoing, FIFA has decided to open disciplinary proceedings in relation to Byron David Castillo Segura’s possible breach of the call criteria for the indicated matches. In this context, the FEF and the Peruvian Football Federation have been invited to present their positions before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. More details will be published soon.”
With information from EFE
