62 players lied about their age – Scandal in Cameroon

The Cameroon Football Federation issued sanctions.

Samuel Eto’o took drastic action against the problem plaguing Cameroonian football. PDO

The Cameroon Football Association (Fecafoot) has taken away the right to play from a 62-year-old player who lied about his age, news Bild.

Age cheaters are not allowed to take part in the playoffs of the Cameroon Football League.

The massive list includes, among other things Wilfried Nathan Douala, who represented Cameroon in the African Championship tournament. The selection for the tournament was a real surprise for the coach From Rigobert Songbecause according to the information at the time, Douala was 17 years old.

Age cheating is common in Cameroonian football, as in January of last year 21 players were suspended from the country’s under-17 national team for the same reason.

Cameroon’s football association is led by the country’s player legend Samuel Eto’o.

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