Responding to the appeal to rescind the away-game ban on the two
players, the International Football Federation (Fifa) yesterday directed the
Philippine Football Football Federation to seek the endorsement of the AFC to
cancel the suspension.
In a July 14 letter to the PFF, a copy of which was obtained by
the Inquirer, Marco Villigel, Fifa director for legal affairs, and Marc
Cavaliero, head of Fifa disciplinary and governance, said the football
governing body can only act on the appeal at the request of the AFC.
The two Fifa officials cited Article 37 of the Fifa Disciplinary
Code, which states that the “FDC may cancel cautions that have not resulted in
expulsions to restore balance among teams that have not played the same number
of matches during the first round of competitions.”
Borromeo, the Azkals skipper, and Schrock, who made a sterling
debut as an attacking midfielder, picked up a yellow card in each of the two
legs in the 5-1 first round aggregate victory over Sri Lanka
Ranked 102nd by Fifa ,
Kuwait
PFF president Mariano “Nonong” Araneta yesterday said they have
already sought the endorsement of the Malaysia-based AFC on the matter. He
expects to get the soonest response on Monday.
Despite the uncertainty of his status for the first leg in
Hawally, Kuwait on July 23, Borromeo yesterday joined the Azkals on their trip
to Manama, Bahrain, where they will play a couple of matches against the
Bahrain Olympic Under-23 squad.
Also joining the trip to Bahrain
was Filipino-Spanish striker Angel Guirado, who scored in the 4-nil rout of Sri Lanka
Rafa Garcia, Guirado’s cousin, who also acts as his interpreter,
said the former Spain third
division standout is still nursing a knee injury and might see limited minutes
in the two exhibition matches in Bahrain
“Angel really wants to be ready for Kuwait
