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Over-Age CrisisWednesday, August 12, 2009 The forthcoming FIFA-17 World Cup dubbed Nigeria 2009 is getting off to a cynical start, with the ongoing age test using the MIR scanning machine. FIFA has made it clear that it will test all the teams taking part in the competition before they are registered to play. This is a warning to all the participating teams to put their houses in order before jetting off to This must be disconcerting news for most of the participating teams, as it likely that only few teams are innocent of this offence. It is a known fact that footballers have two different ages: one is biological age, while the other is football age. The football age is the falsified one invented for expediency. That is why footballers, who are erroneously signed on by European clubs under their football ages, are not able deliver as expected. Their speed, agility and reflexes are almost always less sharp and responsive for people of their assumed ages. This has led many European clubs to distrust the ages claimed by players from certain parts of the world. The U-17 football category has been afflicted by complaints of age cheats right from its inception in 1985. It is said that some countries field over-aged players who easily trounce teams that present players who fall within the age group required for the tournament. This, it is argued, goes against the spirit of the competition which is meant to discover young talents who can be nurtured into superstars in the future. With the advent of the MIR scanning machine, this matter will be laid to rest. This age test will sanitize the game, as only teenagers will be allowed to take part in the tournament. In that case, barring any injury, some of these players will be able to spend a much longer time in their career. Unlike the present situation when a so-called U-17 player is burnt out barely five years into professional football. “Truth exists; only lies are invented” Georges Braque |
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