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Old looking 17 year old footballer.
Remember the the very old looking Cameroonian player who claimed he was 17yr old and caused so much ridicule?If you missed that story see The oldest 17yr old footballer here.Well there has been updates on him.His football club Lazio have threatened legal action against those who have questioned the legitimacy of the age of their 17-year-old Cameroonian player Joseph
Minala.
The Italian side claim that the midfielder's birth certificate is “absolutely legitimate”.
A statement from the club read: ”We reserve the right to take action against those responsible for the
protection of the good name of the company and the footballer.”
protection of the good name of the company and the footballer.”
Minala also issued a statement via the club's website denying he told an African website he was 41.
“I have read the alleged statements posted on the website senego.net in which it says I confessed my real age which was different to what was stated in my [official] documents”, he said.
“They are false statements that have been attributed to me by people who do not know.”
Minala shut down his twitter account yesterday after receiving tons of abuse about his age.
He also blocked photos on his Instagram account, deleted his facebook profile and filtered out twitter pictures of himself.