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(Famous) Nigerian Footballers Lying About Their Age?

This article is a couple of years old, but I've just discovered it:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/feb/21/nigerian-football-age-old-problem?CMP=twt_gu

Anyone think this is true? Was N****wo Kanu playing in the Premier League while he was in his mid 40s?

Interesting!
obafemi martins was supposed to have done this
Few years ago my my dad and I were watching the African cup of Nations and he said Nigerians have been doing this for a long time. Lol, but my dad is Ghanaian so he might be biased.
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For every African footballer's age you know of. Add at least 10 years to that figure to get his real age.
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Celestine Babayaro.
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Victor Moses http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-1243023/Charles-Sale-Age-mystery-Crystal-Palace-ace-Victor-Moses.html
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Original post by Joluk


Surely when he arrived in the country you'd be able to tell the difference between being 11 years old or being 15 years old. :facepalm2:
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Steve Claridge must be the only footballer who says he's older than he really is...by a decade by my reckoning.
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Muamba he's supposed to be in his mid 20's yet he looks way too old so much so he collapsed on the pitch

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