[ 2014-10-27 ]

CAF bans Ghana U-17 team for fielding an ineligible player
Ghana have been banned from next year’s Under-17
Championship in Niger for fielding an ineligible
player in a qualifying game against Cameroon.

The Ghana FA has confirmed receipt of Caf’s
decision, but has served notice it will appeal the
ruling.

Cameroon filed a protest against seven Black
Starlets on September 13, 2014 after the 1st leg
match of the 3rd round of the U-17 Championship
qualifiers which Ghana won 2-1.

Out of the seven players, the Caf Medical
Committee made adverse findings against two
players.

The continent’s football governing body
subsequently requested a retest of the two players
using the F-Marc procedure for age determination
which was done in Ghana on 1st October, in the
presence of a Caf Medical Committee member.

According to the Ghana FA, it received a
correspondence from Caf Saturday “claiming the
analysis of the MRI report from a Medical Centre
in Ghana contradicts the analysis of two Caf
medical experts on the eligibility of one of the
players.

“However, the Radiologist Consultant who carried
out both the initial MRI tests and rescanning
confirmed that the said player was within the age
limit.”

The FA statement added: “The Ghana Football
Association is dissatisfied with the decision of
the Caf U-17 Organising Committee and has
accordingly filed an appeal with the CAF Appeals
Committee.”

Source - Joy News

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