Interpolic Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Bloody hell! 29 of 36 Nigeria 'U17s' fail FIFA age test FIFA Age Tests Send Shockwaves Through African Game The recent findings that just seven out of the 36 players chosen for the preliminary Nigerian squad at the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup passed an MRI age test will no doubt send shockwaves through the African game. Although the findings will come as no surprise to many, given that footballers across the continent have been liberal with their ages for some time, the fact that this is now now being used by FIFA to scientifically prove the fact and oust the cheats will cause a fair amount of panic amongst coaches and players alike. A full explanation of how the test works is complicated, but suffice to say Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) uses a magnetic field and pulses of radiowave energy to create images of organs and bone structure. It is used to evaluate age from the degree of fusion of the bones in the wrist, which only completely come together at around the age of 20 in human beings. Although the Nigerian Football Federation claim that FIFA “know the test is not reliable for determining the ages of players”, the world governing body appear to be standing firm on the use of this technology for the future. And although the NFF are claiming innocence in the debate, they have dropped 15 of the players who underwent the MRI scans ahead of the Under-17 World Cup. They need to then make sure they are testing all teams from all continents, and push the technology on the poorer Confederations around the world. If FIFA are going to come down on the Nigerians, they must test everybody on an equal footing. But it is fair to say a precedence has now been set. FIFA asked for the MRI tests to be done, the results showed alleged incidents of over-age individuals in the squad and some, if not all, have been removed. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) now needs to follow the lead with testing ahead of the next African Under-17 Championships, a tournament that has always garnered suspicion. In a way, the pressure has now been placed on them by FIFA and, no doubt, the media, to clean up their act having for so long sat back and allowed over-age players to participate in junior events, something which sullies the reputation of African football. Something tells me we shouldn’t hold our breath though. http://www.kenyafootball.com/index.php?doc=story&id=4001&categ=1# Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alan Shearer 9 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 The prizes in football are too great. There are always going to people who are going to lie and cheat if they think they can get away with it. And then when others observe others cheating, they are going to do the same as if you can't beat it join it. Good step by FIFA but they've got to do it for everyone now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 How correct is the MRI scan though? Isn't it hard to find the exact age when they are around 18 and up which puts 17 years old in a deadzone really? Babatunde needs to respond to this. Its like a lot of drugs tests where they look at probability distributions and t-tests. There is no exact science, but the limits are generally set to a point where based on existing data there is only about a 1% chance that its natural. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 In before Babatunde's meltdown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 In before Babatunde's meltdown. He has gone nuts before when people have made jokes about this being the case... I vote for a monumental come-down followed by a heartfelt apology. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 So Martins is 32? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 So Martins is 32? In that case, we did well to get £9m for him!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 i never thought id say words Nigerians and Scam in the same sentance like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Babatunde IS Nigeria. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TêteDeMaure Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Babatunde IS Nigeria. Babatunde is cool tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 http://orgtfo.com/simon_adebisi.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 What a surprise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I bet Germi is 43... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elbee909 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 How correct is the MRI scan though? Isn't it hard to find the exact age when they are around 18 and up which puts 17 years old in a deadzone really? Babatunde needs to respond to this. He can't respond, he's died of old age. They're all at it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steggy Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Apparently this guy is the captain of their "Under 16's". http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PSI1L9Db3wQ/SKBoanCjNxI/AAAAAAAAXHA/H6WYjBN3lMg/s400/mohammedbello.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I wonder how this affects Shola.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 That's ridiculous, they need to carry out more testing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Apparently this guy is the captain of their "Under 16's". http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PSI1L9Db3wQ/SKBoanCjNxI/AAAAAAAAXHA/H6WYjBN3lMg/s400/mohammedbello.jpg He looks about 12 tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Jerusalem Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I wonder how this affects Shola.... Once he's proves has a bloke he should be cleared to play for us again. I think I'm most likely off to hell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Testing to check if they`re human next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Testing to check if they`re human next. :| Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steggy Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Testing to check if they`re human next. Are you trying to imply that they are some sort of ape? Racist motherfucker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Apparently this guy is the captain of their "Under 16's". http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PSI1L9Db3wQ/SKBoanCjNxI/AAAAAAAAXHA/H6WYjBN3lMg/s400/mohammedbello.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n4e Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 The only thing shocking about this is that it's only 29 of them cheating. How old is Kanu supposed to be ? He looks at least 50, i don't think he's been able to sprint for about 8 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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