Kiwis booted from qualifier

New Zealand has been excluded from the final to determine Oceania's representative at next year's Rio Olympics soccer tournament after Deklan Wynne was deemed an ineligible player, the Oceania Football Confederation said on Saturday.

Wynne, who has represented New Zealand at a senior level and during the under-20 World Cup earlier this year, was born in South Africa.

He played in the 2-0 win over Vanuatu in the semifinals, which advanced New Zealand to the final against Fiji on Sunday.