18 minutes agoDortmund football scandal, his father reveals real age: Got false certificate
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Dortmund in the German Football Bundesliga is involved in a scandal after an investigation has revealed the real age of attacker Youssufa Moukoko. His father, Joseph, said that he received a false certificate from his son, and he continued to record it with him. Moukoko, who this season borrowed from Dortmund to [...]
Dortmund in the German Football Bundesliga is involved in a scandal after an investigation has revealed the real age of attacker Youssufa Moukoko.
His father, Joseph, said that he received a false certificate from his son, and he continued to record it with him. Moukoko, who this season borrowed from Dortmund to Nice in France is not 20 years old, but 24.
Joseph Moukoko, who was publicly known as the player's father, claims that he is not the biological parent and that Youssufa Moukoko was born on July 19, 2000, not November 20, 2004, as indicated in official documents.
This discovery, if true, would make Moukoko 24 years old, four years older than previously believed.
“We did it so he could have better option”.
In a documentary broadcast by German broadcaster Prosieben, Joseph Moukoko admitted he had forged documents to submit Youssufa as his son and reduce his official age.
“We did it so he could have better opportunity in European football”, Joseph said. The charges raise questions about Moukoko's adaptability in youth competitions, such as Bundesliga U-17 in 2018 with Borussia Dortmund and Germany's triumph at the U-21 European Championship in 2021.
Borussia Dortmund has responded to the charges, claiming the validity of Moukoko's official German documentation.
Sascha Fligge, the club's communications director, said: “Directorships and license of players are based on documents issued by competent authorities”.
However, the German newspaper Bild conducted investigations in Cameroon, which reportedly did not reveal information about the birth of Youssoufa Moukoko in 2004. Instead, they found documentation for a Youssoufa Mohamadou, born in 2000 and registered as the son of Ousman Mohamdou, a local taxi driver.
Sports and Legal Effects Draw Close
If the charges are confirmed, the consequences may be broad for Moukoko, Borussia Dortmund and OGC Nice.
Questions about monitoring age verification processes in football could also spur more extensive investigations and reforms within the sport.
