Nigeria plans crack down on age cheats

[Allamagan]

Odayaal ay maha soo safeen oo caruur teenage ka horgeeyey markaas kuli lafaha laga garaacay, hence Nigeria won three times

 

Nigerian may dhaheen ciddaan ma la amini karo. You cant trust these guys!

 

Nigerian footballers and athletes involved in age-group competitions are to be tested to determine their age.

Accusations of age cheating have blighted Nigeria's success at youth level in recent years.

 

Now the country's sports minister says MRI tests must be carried out make sure no-one is over age.

 

"All athletes representing Nigeria at any youth tournament [must] undergo the MRI bone scan tests," a government spokesman told the BBC.

 

"Any association or federation that [fails to impose] this new directive will be severely sanctioned."

 

"It is not just football that has suffered from these accusations but other sports as well - Nigerians are honest people and we should prove that."

Football's world governing body Fifa introduced MRI scans to check the ages of players at the recent Under-17 World Cup, which took place in Nigeria.

 

But they have not implemented the tests at Under-20 level because the results are less easily interpreted at that age.

 

Nigeria have won the Fifa Under-17 World Cup three times - 1985, 1993 and 2007 -

but there have been frequent questions over the ages of some of the players representing the country.

 

Meanwhile, more than US$4.6 million will be paid to Nigeria's World Cup team if they reach the final of the tournament.

 

Players could earn up to US$138,000 each in allowances, appearance fees and win bonuses should they go all the way in South Africa, according to the country's football federation.

 

Nigeria face Argentina, South Korea and Greece in Group B in South Africa.

 

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[FatB]

"Nigerians are honest people " looools

[Dhubad.]

It’s a norm for the footballers from the continent to lie about their age. I remember when Kanu signed up Arsenal, he was about 18/19 but in reality he was in late 20s if not early 30s.

[NGONGE]

^^ Actually it was a lie about Kanu, saaxib. When he started playing for Ajax at the age of seventeen there were rumours about him being in his mid twenties then. When he went on to play for Arsenal in 1999 at the age of 23, there were again rumours about him being in his thirties. He's playing for Portsmouth now and, if we believe all those rumours about him from the past the man must at least be forty eight!

 

Check out his photos from his Ajax days, saaxib. He looked eighteen lakin cadaanka African walba nin ween bay moodan.

[Polanyi]

^^ Remember Babayaros comments about Femi Martins real age.

 

[Dhubad.]

Kanuu in 1996/1997

 

 

Gafuur 17 jira kan uma eka sxb

[NGONGE]

^^ War ciyaal bu ahaa dee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karl, Martins looked old.

[Polanyi]

Dhuba, he looks young in that picture, I think it's his face structure and head which makes him look older than he is.

 

Look at this 18 year old bastkeballer:

 

 

[Dhubad.]

^ Woow. He looks like he is in his 30s. I see what you mean!

[Chocolate and Honey]

What? How is he 18? He looks late 30's, maybe early 40's?

[BOB]

Waxaas intaad iska dhaaftaan ka sheekeeya our own Under-17!

 

 

Imagine if SOL had its own age clarification system...Allah maxaa dad badan oo 'teens' ah la ogaan lahaa inay Diinka ka da'weyn yihiin.

 

 

Waar sideydoo kalaa runta la iska sheegaa...anigu I'm 47 years young but I wont lie and say I'm proud because I'm not...dee timihii baa iga duulay calooshiina 1 mile bay iga horeysaa. :mad:

 

 

PS. Wayne Rooney bay ku leeyihiin 24 buu jiraa iyo Arjen Robben 26 oo aniga iga bidaar weyn...Sallah Caleyk waxaasi waxaan qaadan karo ma aha.

 

 

Peace, Love & Unity.

[Dhubad.]

^ Wayee bidaartu da' kumatimaado see camal sxb? Miyaadan maqal bidaaru sibiq bay kugu gashaa? Anigu marka bidaarta igashay waxaan jiray 23 kawaran arinkaa? Allow nin aan wax ogeen ha cadaabin

[BOB]

Ma 23kii Nigerianka iyo Soomaalida mise kii runta ahaa?

 

 

Peace, Love & Unity.

[Dhubad.]

Kii runta ahaa weeyaan ee inta badan la sheegin

[BOB]

Kaasi waxaan umaleeyaa inuu yahay kii Sponserka kow dheh ee iga daayoo ii sheeg kii runta ahaa.

 

 

Beryahaan waxaa la yeeshay laba da'...mid dowlada loo sheego iyo mid abaayo macaan loo sheego oo adigoo 40 jir ah baad leedahay waxaan jiraa 24...Bidaari Sibiq bey kugu gashaa...haaheey kaasi waa hadalka gabdhaha masaakiinta ah maskaxda looga xaday.

 

 

Peace, Love & Unity.