But why? Why do this? How does this benefit them? Are they really that desparate to become footballers instead of workers that they would literally lower their age?
I mean, how the hell does a 21-year old celebrate scoring a goal when he just did it against a U16 team?
Its sorry state where coaches care about winning and not develop deserving players of that age group.. players wanna get in try their luck in getting a deal or a job through football too.
BTW, I know we should not bring up the Brandon Fernandes story up but after seeing this, I am convinced that at the trials the coaches were happy but did not think he was good enough... why? Yes, he could not get a work permit, but, so did this guy, yet he was signed and loaned out.
If Fernandes was really considered good enough to make it at an Academy he would still have been signed and perhaps loaned out... I am sure a club like Sunderland or Leicester City could arrange for a loan abroad while sorting things out.
Thanks @ashlesh...4 yrs is standard for age cheating in NE. Next time there is an India camp I'll get recorded testimonial of Acadmey kids...just to prove my point.
I know of cases where around 10yrs has been shaved off !! Check Wailadmi Passah of Lajong ...1988 born !?!? Check the images and tell me thats not a 36 yr old ! He even had to forgo a Govt job and faced arrest 2 yrs ago for using fake documents to apply for a Govt job. Everyone in football know this...which is why he was never considered for India camps despite some impressive performances 2 seasons ago.
In India, Class 10th Board Certificate Date of Birth is considered authentic and used as proof of date of birth. At Junior level, when you are under 14 and not yet passped class 10th, then there are chances of fraud in date of birth. What if you pass class 10th at 18 years of age and yet in the certificate or the form, you fill it as 15 years. then that 15 years age is stuck with you.
Anyone seen Bigg Boss- we have this contestant Sangram Singh who is a retired wrestler. Once on TV , he was asked about his age- he said official is 28 while he just smiled at his real age. Now he used to work in Delhi Police as a Constable under Sports Quota in 1999. this is 2014 now. Can you imagine a policeman at 13 years of age. Until we have strict linking of date of birth from Hospital, Municipal Record instead of Class 10th certificate and link it with some sort of Aadhaar card, age fraud will continue.
but for everyone born after 1989 their date of birth in birth certificate and sslc book(10 th certificate )has to be same ...so how these kids change their date birth so easily ..
I know places in Hyderabad which can buy you fake MBBS certificates worth nearly 1 Crore for just 1k. So getting a fake DOB certificate shouldn't be much of a issue.
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Next time there is an India camp I'll get recorded testimonial of Acadmey kids...just to prove my point.
I know of cases where around 10yrs has been shaved off !!
Check Wailadmi Passah of Lajong ...1988 born !?!?
Check the images and tell me thats not a 36 yr old ! He even had to forgo a Govt job and faced arrest 2 yrs ago for using fake documents to apply for a Govt job. Everyone in football know this...which is why he was never considered for India camps despite some impressive performances 2 seasons ago.
Anyone seen Bigg Boss- we have this contestant Sangram Singh who is a retired wrestler. Once on TV , he was asked about his age- he said official is 28 while he just smiled at his real age. Now he used to work in Delhi Police as a Constable under Sports Quota in 1999. this is 2014 now. Can you imagine a policeman at 13 years of age.
Until we have strict linking of date of birth from Hospital, Municipal Record instead of Class 10th certificate and link it with some sort of Aadhaar card, age fraud will continue.