Roland Bala (born 18 September 1990) is a

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who plays as a defender for Southern United. While playing for Southern United, Bala was discharged without conviction for indecently assaulting a woman in a

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club. The judge gave him a discharge as Bala is due to have surgery to his knee that would require 12 months recuperation, while if convicted he would have been deported from New Zealand and not had the surgery.

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1990 births Living people Papua New Guinean men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Papua New Guinea men's international soccer players Place of birth missing (living people) 2016 OFC Nations Cup players {{PapuaNewGuinea-footy-bio-stub