Nigeria international Taye
Taiwo says he is sickened by
rumours making the rounds
about age cheating involving
him and his late twin.
Taiwo
turned 27
on April 16,
but a
BlackBerry
broadcast
message
with unknown origins
claimed that while the QPR
defender was celebrating his
27th in London, his
supposed twin brother was
marking his 39th.
The message quickly went
viral, with some claiming the
supposed twin turned 37,
and others 33.
It is, however, common
knowledge among close
friends and relatives of the
Taiwos, that Taye’s twin, a
girl, died barely two months
after they were born.
Taiwo, who helped Rangers
to a critical 1-0 win over
Tottenham Hotspur over the
weekend, is understandably
angry.
”I don’t know what kind of
sick joke this is, or the kind
of sick person who will come
up with it,” he tells Kick Off
Nigeria.com. “I did not even
know my twin. I was very
young when my father told
me that she died when we
were young.
”Why is it that people are
always looking for a way to
bring others down? I don’t
understand it.