Players have not passed the tests that are done to check if they meet the requirement. The problem is not the least, since they constitute the majority in the delegation of 30 footballers registered to participate in a continental tournament.
Suspicions about the age of footballers who represent African teams in international tournaments have always existed . Yet rarely have such concrete measures been adopted as those faced by the Cameroon Under-17 team, which was preparing to participate in the category competition of the Union of Central African Football Federations: The federation of this country has decided to marginalize 21 of the footballers it had registered for the competition. The problem is not minor: the list contains 30 names .
The Cameroon federation reports on the decision. Through a press release, he specifies that the players were “immediately separated from the group” . He adds that the search for replacements began immediately.
“The Cameroon Football Federation informs the public that, as part of the preparations for the UNIFFAC Limbe 2023 tournament, a qualifier for the next U-17 African Nations Championship, 21 players out of the 30 currently in training failed at the end of the magnetic resonance tests. They were immediately removed from the group . Steps were immediately taken for its digital replacement,” he said.
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The statement also argues that the measure follows a unifying policy that aims to end any default. “This action is the result of strict instructions given by the President of FECAFOOT acting under the mandate of COMEX, in order to put an end to the manipulation of civil status documents which in the past has tarnished the image of the highest authority. Cameroon football. . FECAFOOT urges all stakeholders, especially educators, to ensure respect for ages by category,” the statement read.
How to verify the age of a footballer? In the case of the children of Los Leones Indomables, they underwent magnetic resonance tests on the wrists requested by FIFA. The test aims to measure the maturation of the bones, which makes it possible to determine with 99% certainty if the 18-year barrier has been crossed.
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