Age cheating rears its ugly head at Under-20 cup

As we were beginning to enjoy the mouthwatering football dished out at the ongoing CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament in Egypt, boom, the most depressing news hits us in the face like a clown with a pie.

- Kgomotso Mokoena

The only sad thing is that it is not funny at all; in fact, it spoilt the taste and ruined our excitement. There is suspicion of age cheating at the youth continental competition, and it has been revealed that a certain country, not very far from Mzansi, has taken overage players to the tournament to gain some kind of advantage. This is most disheartening news when you think that it seemed the African continent had learnt its lesson, and realised that such archaic practices only take us a thousand steps backwards when it comes to growth and progression.

If indeed it is established and confirmed that there's age cheating at this year's youth Afcon, those countries involved should suffer the harshest penalties. They are a disgrace to Mother Africa, and they should be put out to pasture outside the structures of CAF.