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Emem Eduok

Some players seeking to be part of the Nigeria U23 male football team have been accused of being age cheats and sent away from the camp.

Currently, the team’s handlers are undertaking a screening process to raise a formidable team to compete at next year’s All African Games and then the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Led by Coach Samson Siasia, the U23 technical crew has decamped as much as 10 players suspected to be above the age required to be part of the Nigeria Dream VI team.

Amongst the big names allegedly involved in the ‘age deceit saga’ is Federation Cup Most Valuable Player and Top Scorer, Emem Eduok.

Eduok who went into the history books after scoring the first goal at the newly commissioned Akwa Ibom Stadium in Uyo is mysteriously credited with two different birth dates, both of which put him in the desired age bracket.

Internet information via this website stated that the Dolphins forward was born on January 21, 1994, while another website, revealed his international port reads August 31, 1994.

Timi Ebikagboro, the media officer for the Nigeria U23 side, confirmed the dropping of Eduok even as he added that the team’s handlers will be on their toes not to allow any age cheats in the new squad being assembled.

“All selected players must come with their international ports when reporting to camp on the 4th of January,” he said. “Glo Nigeria Premier League players (are) to add license.”

The spokesperson also revealed that Coach Siasia has declared that only players born after January 1, 1993 will be eligible to report to camp, which has already witnessed over 1,000 interested players.

The Dream Team VI camp will go on break on December 20.

Nigeria has in the past been enmeshed in age cheat scandals in age-group football competitions.

Source: http://www.timesng.com/sports/172127-age-scam-rocks-nigeria-u23-football-camp.html

Almost all Africans cheat when it comes to age , it not a new story that those old men lie about their age....ask Taye Tiawo who is 27 somewhere in Europe andd his twin brother is 35 somewhere in Nigeria.

when I was 20 years old I qualified for the under seven team

how can dis guy be 22?



And mikel 27





mangala dia is GOD oooooooo

Innodon:
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hahahahahahahaha

the struggle for FTC is real bruv

SMH...

na today?? d ones wey go replace dem go dey older....

At least nor be we start am.

Even the europeans are guilty of this

naira day

mitchewwwww......i be 12 yrs be dat
1994 kor
1884 ni

I tire my broda

SilentCrescendo:


hahahahahahahaha

the struggle for FTC is real bruv

Lolss. Funny moment when a reporter asked a footballer old enough to father a 10 year old child how old is he?
He replied the reporter by saying bros I never sabi my age o cos our coach never tell us our age

Na today...


Sometimes, I wonder why we Nigerians keep circulating the same news over & over...

Dem wan use old age dey follow people wey dey half their age play.

I dont no wat to say sef...

This is not surprising atall
When we have a 40 yr old MIKEL OBI in our national team

its Normal

Send all cheaters to hell

Samson Siasia and other officials are as guilty as those players.

Pot calling kettle, black

Na their way ,that's why they get tired when they are supposed to be at their peak

Abegi na Today

Ok

GOD
pipo dey ooo

I think they are right...there are young talented players out there. No need for over aged players.

i did did the fartation

As a twenty year old undergrad, with a baby face, a coach I once trained with invited me to be screened for an U-13 competition, na me first the screening though I was older then over 97% of the team. All my team mates who'd hoped I wouldn't make it so as to get a spot as the point man were like . That guy is older than Metuselah. . And I was like, . Get a baby face. .

Trust me, football in Nigeria doesn't encourage grassroots development. How many Nigerian football clubs have a feeder team? . I give up. Abi una think say I senior that ManC Nigerian Wonderkid? Big fat lie.

lol what else is new