ZAMBIA under-17 national team coach Ian Bakala has confirmed to have dropped players from his squad because of age cheating.Speaking after a 10-day assessment camp that attracted 45 players, Bakala said the technical bench was shocked that some players who were part of the camp preparing for the U17 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Algeria next month were over 20 years.“The players were more than 25 despite the number we called in camp, I think some of them were coming without our knowledge but we gave them chance though some of them were over aged,” Bakala said.“Some of the provinces were guided and even us on the technical bench we were surprised why they brought over aged players to the under-17 because it was surprising seeing a player, 22, 23 years being told by people who brought them saying no you just have to tell them that you are 15 years but […]
Age cheating exposed
