At least 32 players from the Cameroon U-17 team have failed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) screening aimed to verify their age
MRI screening is a scan of the players’ bone density to accurately ascertain their true age.AdvertisementJean Pierre Fiala, the coach of the team, is faced with the dilemma of putting together a squad ahead of the upcoming Central African Football Federations’ Union qualifiers for the 2023 CAF U-17 championship.
Cameroon is billed to host Congo, Chad, DR Congo, and Central African Republic between January 12 and 24 to determine which countries will represent the region in the age-grade competition scheduled for Algeria in April.The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have already qualified for the 15th edition of the competition.The development in Cameroon is not the first time African countries will have a chunk of players failing MRI tests.
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