Samuel Eto’o, former footballer for Mallorca, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Inter and Chelsea, among others, was outraged. The reason? A few days ago we reported on the recent and repeated attempts by African children (especially Cameroonians) to lie about their age, pretending to be younger in order to be selected to play. The Cameroon Football Association has ruled out 21 youth players who got their dates of birth wrong to make the cut.
If that is so. Just as FIFA threw down its gloves on the matter (it has done so since 2017), it happened again. Some of the boys who took over from those who fell behind their age did the same and Eto’o, now president of the Cameroonian soccer federation, expressed his opinion on the matter, making it clear that he will not let Cameroon fall . on the smear. “We have to put an end to the age-old manipulation that has ruined the reputation of Cameroonian football,” he said.
Age fraud is a recurring problem in youth football in Africa. In 2017, FIFA decided to take action and began requiring all national teams to test their players. The tests are carried out by examining the players’ wrists using a magnetic camera and, according to experts, the method can determine their age with 99 percent certainty.
Source: La Verdad
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