November 7 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is to investigate claims that Congo committed age fraud. Congo-Brazzaville secured a place at next year’s under-17 African Nations Cup in Madagascar after eliminating Tanzania in the final qualifying round.
But the East Africans subsequently launched a protest, alleging that their opponents had fielded six over-age players.
Tanzania’s football federation wrote to CAF asking them to carry out relevant age tests on players named in their protest.
CAF has, however, singled out just one player Langa-Lesse Bercy for an MRI scan since Namibia, another country eliminated by Congo, also questioned his age. Bercy scored against both countries and will undergo the tests in Cairo on November 18.
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