The alleged fielding of an over age player by Guinea in the U23 AFCON qualifiers games against Nigeria has left the football family of Guinea in fear as their is a possibility of losing the ticket to be at the U23 Africa Cup of Nations to Nigeria, OGN reports.
Guinea pipped Nigeria to a spot at the U23 Africa Cup of Nations on a 2-0 aggregate score after winning the second leg of the qualifiers played in Morocco, their adopted home ground 2-0. They drew the first leg 0-0 in Abuja.
However, their joy was punctuated when OGN senior editor Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman alerted Nigerians to the discrepancies in the age of the player who scored their second goal in the 2-0 win Fode Camara.
Camara who is captain of the Guinean team plays for top league side Horoya but recent checks indicates that he plays with multiple names and also different ages. For instance he was Sekou Camara when he played against South African side Kaizer Chiefs in the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League.
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Three year ago in a game against Enyimba FC of Aba , he also played with a different identity and also age. As at the time of this report only his game of 21 which was edited under a new name qualifies him for this level. His other ages show he is well above the age limit.
” It’s a concern and a big issue in Guinea as we speak. Of course, Nigeria have a solid case because the records in public domain suggests he altered his age to be eligible for this level. However we are of the opinion that Nigeria won’t follow up. We know because you are also not clean. If it was a team from north Africa, then it would have been different”, a Guinean journalist who first mentioned the issue to OGN said on the condition of anonymity.
” Age cheats is a big issue down here and there are fears that it could cost us the U23 AFCON ticket but it’s Nigeria and I doubt if your FA will even lodge a protest. We all know how you guys aren’t clean as well”, he rounded up saying.
Mohammed Mowiz
