Cesafi admits: Ban on UV coach overlooked

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DESPITE claiming to have done their best, there are still things the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) overlooked this year.

Last year, under tournament manager Bro. Mari Aberasturi of the Cebu Football Association, University of the Visayas (UV) football coach Eddie Buot was “banned from coaching” by the Cesafi after fielding Junard Aguilar, who had exhausted his playing years.


There was no mention of how long the ban would be but Cesafi sent a memo to UV’s Didi Gullas informing them of the directive.

However, this year, Buot still came to the coaches’ meeting and was even present during first two games. UV was eliminated in the tournament.

Cesafi commissioner Felix Tiukinhoy had to rummage through boxes of files before finding the memo when he was informed that Buot still coached UV.

“This was a lapse on our part. We may just have forgotten about this because of the change of tournament managers,” said Tiukinhoy.

This year, the football competition is being managed by Jonathan Maximo and the memo about Buot’s ban did not reach him.

Buot’s ban from coaching will be implemented next year.

Meanwhile, the Don Bosco College won’t face further sanctions after forfeiting their semifinal match of the secondary boys football.

“The rules are clear about forfeited games and that is what they will get,” said Tiukinhoy, who earlier threatened to ban the team next season.

DBC penalty

DBC failed to play its semifinal match in the Cesafi since it was playing at the Cebu
City Olympics. That incident came after Tiukinhoy had to refuse the basketball teams from finishing their City Olympics matches because they were still playing in the Cesafi.

DBC coach Glen Ramos said they tried to be in both games but it was impossible for them to do so because the schedules of the games overlapped. They never intended to skip the match.

For forfeiting its match, DBC will be suspended for the rest of the season. And since it only has one more game left—a battle for third against the University of San Jose-Recoletos—the latter gets the win.

Tiukinhoy said this is just their first offense and that Cesafi understood DBC’s dilemma.

“The City Olympics had to rush their schedules because they needed to hold the regional meet on Nov. 7. That was the only window for them. Anyway, next year we will make an adjustment and we will be coordinating with them to prevent incidents such as these,” he said.

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