Age testing saga: Chad may be disqualified from U17 AFCON

It comes after one of their players failed a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) age test.

Last week, the host nation was forced to dismiss more than 30 potential players for failing pre-tournament tests ordered by Samuel Eto’o, the president of the country’s football federation (Fecafoot).

Organising committee, the Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC), has confirmed to BBC Sport Africa that Chad’s elimination is because their single failure was part of an in-tournament test, as opposed to pre-tournament.

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The disqualification comes just two days after DR Congo pulled out of the five-team qualifying event, which also includes Congo-Brazzaville and Central African Republic, after 25 of 40 players were also found to be overage.

It comes after one of their players failed a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) age test.

Last week, the host nation was forced to dismiss more than 30 potential players for failing pre-tournament tests ordered by Samuel Eto’o, the president of the country’s football federation (Fecafoot).

Organising committee, the Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC), has confirmed to BBC Sport Africa that Chad’s elimination is because their single failure was part of an in-tournament test, as opposed to pre-tournament.

The disqualification comes just two days after DR Congo pulled out of the five-team qualifying event, which also includes Congo-Brazzaville and Central African Republic, after 25 of 40 players were also found to be overage.

BBC