Cameroon expelled 21 players from the U-17 team for being of legal age

There are many cases that have occurred where the age of some players who participate in tournaments with a age limit has been questioned, that is, World Cups under-17, under-20, among others.

In Cameroon there has been a case of scandal, which is going around the world, since several players from the under-17 team they were discovered to be of an older age.

The FIFAFor some time now, it has been carrying out tests to determine the age of soccer players who participate in minor category tournaments.

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In the under-17 from Cameroon21 soccer players failed to pass the test that the FIFA.

“The Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) reported that 21 players out of the 30 called up for the Uniffac Limbe 2023 tournament were discharged after failing the age test requested by FIFA,” the statement said.

“This action is the result of rigorous instructions given by the President of FECAFOOT acting under the mandate of COMEX, with the aim of putting an end to the manipulation of the civil status records that they have and that in the past tarnished the image of the governing body. of Cameroonian football”, added the Cameroonian Federation.

The question that many are asking now is how reliable is the test performed by the FIFA and what is it about.

Players undergo an MRI of the wrist with which doctors can verify age with 99% certainty by analyzing the maturation of the bones in this part of the body and verifying that they are minors.