Reference:


MRI is not an exact science and moreover like drug testing it is conducted locally and you cannot get beyond Nigerian officials when the tyre meets the tarmac.

omolola15:


Does that mean I don't celebrate him? I celebrate him. But age falsification is damaging our image in Africa. Do you what Renato Sanchez of Portugal is going through right now? Just because he's black. He was born in Portugal yet sporting director had to call the hospital to verify if he's really 18. Any black player is seen as a fraud when he declare his age.

And what evidence are you talking about. Evidence you can get for 200 naira from any local hospital.

TheGoodJoe:


You said what you do not know. You have zero idea and you are running your words all over the thread like if you know.

Mind you, our players are on the rise because we got the age screening right. Iheanacho, Success, Yahaya, Ndidi, Simon Moses, Musa Mohammed are better players than they were three years ago.

If the were overage players, do you think they will improve at such rate.

You guys reason before you talk.

It is irritating when you say things you are not sure of and brag as if you hold the facts in your hands.

RZArecta:
1) This guy isn't 20 yrs old

2) Six goals in 30 games is a lousy returns far as I'm concerned

First of all, what makes you think he isn't 20 years old? Are you his mother or father?
All you Nairaland resident ageologists should definitely find better things to do with your time, before I get angry

Secondly, 6 goals in 30 games for an attacking midfielder is definitely a decent performance especially considering the number of goals his team scored. He wasn't played as a striker in Grenada. And if you've cared to watch any of their games, before opening your big mouth, you'd realize that I. Success was their best player last season!

Tobad001:
6 goals in 30 games only?? Poor for a striker

TheGoodJoe:


Continue spreading what you do not know. Who told you MRI scan is 200 naira? Shows the level of ignorance.

If whites doubt our quality, must we slave ourselves to paint our talents bad?

These boys are one of the sets we have produce who we are watching grow in size and Quality. Iheanacho pulled stats as good as some of the best players in World football. Liverpool and Dortmund struggled for Simon Moses' signature. Others are growing ad you are saying Damaging Africa's image.

If you think Age falsification damaged African Image, what will you say of these young brilliant talents of ours building the image of African Football.

benji93:

he played wide most often

Tobad001:

So , who's their main man at Granada?

omolola15:


Our opinions will not always be the same. But that still doesn't justify abusing someone any how. We are to socialize. When you make a point, wrong or right. I'll try to counter it with a superior point and let you know the things you don't know. It's a small world and we learn everyday.

omolola15:


Read and read again. I said evidence. I was talking about birth certificate. And i wasn't even talking about players alone. Check my previous comments on this same thread. Black people generally.

Let's start from NYSC I know people personally that are over aged and are not eligible, but they'll trim down their age and back it up with fake certificate. Look at our celebrities as well. Giving us fake age.

Also people applying for military and naval jobs online are also doing the same. I'm speaking from experience and you know I'm right. 1 person with different 3 cv and 3 different age. So please if you don't understand me don't quote me. Or try to understand me before quoting me.

Thanks and God bless you for your understanding.

TheGoodJoe:


What is previous tournaments, NYSC, CV in this talk. What is birth certificate? Is that how Isaac Success screened to play for the U17?

We are talking about Isaac Success. So do not use other people's fault to tag and paint him.

viczo:
pls stop dis d money is just on paper the owner of fc granada is d same owner of fc watford,d same way odion igalo came to EPL.money no exchange hands.can u buy a striker with such a record with dat amount?an african 4 dat matter.

omolola15:


You still don't get it.... Sigh!!!

Is the MRI always perfect ni self.

joseph1013:
thegoodjoe, safarigirl, I told you the day will come when some id.iots will spew this nonsense about Isaac Success.

eddyjibs:
both clubs are owned by d same Italian man. this deal looks dodgy. ighalo was also moved from dat same club. the transaction is not at arms length

omolola15:
6 goals in 30 games.... Player of the season. Is the team that bad? And see big bros claiming 20... Make i bend if he's 20 years. I can bet my left ball he's not 20.

MRI is considered to be 99% accurate until the age of 17, after which it becomes harder for medical professionals to calculate a person's age.
Professor Jiri Dvorak of FIFA said: "The efficiency stops at 17 and it's just pure coincidence that Fifa made their competition an under-17 event".

Every bone in the arm and leg has an end plate from which bones grow. When the growth is completed (usually around the age of 17-18), then this end plate disappears on the MRI scans. Dvorak concedes that the scan results "will be unjust to 1% of all examined players".

TheGoodJoe:


The MRI scan has a high precision rate and far better than the Birth Certificate you talked about.

TheSuperNerd:

This is all crap talk. You know nothing about the MRI test or how it's done or when it's done..... displaying your ignorance is very polluting indeed.

fados4sure:
This guy am seeing now is 32

Theophinio:
My fellow Nigerians, why are you guys deliberating only on his age
Please show some love and congratulate him jare
Although 6 goals in 30 appearance is really poor for a player of his calibre
More shocking, being named player of the year for his club

Young03:



bro he is 30

I know his immediate younger bro

osagie

I was with him yesterday self

Benin city

TheGoodJoe:


The MRI scan has a high precision rate and far better than the Birth Certificate you talked about.

Young03:



bro he is 30

I know his immediate younger bro

osagie

I was with him yesterday self

Benin city

TruthHurts1:


Then let us have your "knowledgeable" and "enlightened" opinion I.diot. I've been in waiting rooms at immigration offices and I've heard Nigerian players and their agents discussing what fake age they'll give to the immigration officers for issuance of international passport. This was as recently as last year. Unlike you I actually know what I'm talking about so why don't you just mess off, stupi.d Nigerian.

omolola15:


But it's still not perfect. Right?

So there's a chance the players can be a bit older than they claimed.

TheGoodJoe:


Every test has a degree of accuracy. Even gravity reads differently when measured at different times. So what matters is that he was a teenager within the age of 17 when he played in that tournament.

The highly accurate MRI screening confirmed it.

As I said, I will take the report of highly trained professionals who spent almost a decade training themselves and close to that working than unconfirmed chats online.

These are young boys. These are the boys who hold a lot of promise to the future of our football.

omolola15:


But it's still not perfect. Right?

So there's a chance the players can be a bit older than they claimed.

omolola15:


That still doesn't make him 20. I know what you are trying to say. But still trying hard to defend him doesn't make him 20. Or 17 when he played on that tournament.

Do you know why I don't trust that MRI? I know a footballer personally he's 3 years younger than his wife with his football age. And 2 years older than his wife in his real age. He has had MRI 4 times. 3 times when he was playing in Norway and once when he moved to Austria. 4 different MRI in oyibo country and they didn't even know he slashed 5 years from his real age.

Mind you his wife has been my friend for years. We went to school together as well. Na since then me i no trust MRI again. I hope you get my point.