Numero Uno Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 TWENTY ONE players removed from their Under 17 Squad for failing MRI scans (i.e. they were proven to be nearer 27 than 17!!). 1 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candygram for mongo Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 Reminds me of when my lad played for City under 11’s v Millwall, they had a 6 footer playing who everyone thought was one of the coaches. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 Always the ones you least expect.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 3 hours ago, Numero Uno said: TWENTY ONE players removed from their Under 17 Squad for failing MRI scans (i.e. they were proven to be nearer 27 than 17!!). Not for the first time if I recall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Numero Uno said: TWENTY ONE players removed from their Under 17 Squad for failing MRI scans (i.e. they were proven to be nearer 27 than 17!!). I assume Roger Milla was in the squad? 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderCraig Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Mendip City said: I assume Roger Milla was in the squad? No, he was deemed too young to appear! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Cameroon Football has been rocked by further controversy as 11 further Under-17 players have failed age tests, bringing the total number up to 32. The African nation's Under-17 team are preparing for the UNIFACC tournament - contested by the Under-17 sides of Central African Football Federations' Union countries. Samuel Eto'o - who is president of the country's governing body, Fecafoot - called for all players selected for their youth side to undergo MRI tests to determine players' age in an attempt to deal with the rising problem of age fraud in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinéadB Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 It's also tricky because a lot of these people won't actually know how old they are or what their birthday is. It's common, so people just end up guessing. (Also loads of Africans have their date of birth as Jan 1st as they don't know!) Not sure how accurate MRI scans are either. I'm sure some might be faking it but it's much more complex than it seems in this country imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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