The Mauritanian Football Association officially withdrew from the Zone A of the West African Under-15 Championship, which is presently being hosted by Liberia, in protest of the manipulation of the participants’ ages.
Sierra Leone trounced Mauritania (0-6) in the game that brought the two nations together on Thursday.
Following the release of photos showing an age gap between the players from Sierra Leone and Mauritanian, the Mauritanian Federation withdrew from the competition.
The Mauritanian Football Federation stated on its official Facebook page: “We have always aspired to participate in this federation’s events and activities in our interest to contribute to the development of our federation in West African countries, Region A.” different.
However, we were informed by numerous observers present at the event and elsewhere that the data they have confirms that some participating teams’ players’ ages are significantly younger than the minimum legal ages required to compete in this tournament. The current U-15 Championship, which started today in Monrovia, Liberia.
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We hope that everyone will appreciate this choice, even as we emphasise our devotion to this federation’s membership and our duties to it, which include continuing to compete in its championships and events.
A nation formally withdrew from the African Championship after discovering that the players’ ages had been fabricated.
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