How old do you think they are today?

Nwankwo Kanu - 41 (profile says 34)

Taribo West - 46 (profile says 36)

Ayila Yusuf - 34 (profile says 25)

John Mikel Obi - 29 (profile says 23)

Yakubu Aiyegbeni - 34 (profile says 27)

Stanley Okoro - 32 (profile says 16)

Nwankwo Kanu - 44 (profile says 34)

J J Okocha - 40 (profile says 35)

Ayila Yusuf - 36 (profile says 25)

John Mikel Obi - 30 (profile says 23)

Yakubu Aiyegbeni - 39 (profile says 27)

Stanley Okoro - 29 (profile says 16)

Nwankwo Kanu - 42

J J Okocha - 41

Ayila Yusuf - 37

Yakubu Aiyegbeni - 66

Sani Kaita - 38

Stanley Okoro - 32

Wilson Oruma - 47

Promise Isaac (former U-23 captain 2 years ago) - 34


Let's put it this way, all the players that come out from our domestic league are age cheats. The claimed average age of a local Nigerian player is 19. Most of them already went through 3 clubs before moving to Europe where they claim to be mere teenagers. Ogbeche, anyone? WTH?

Echejile : 29

TT : 32

Ikedia : 33

Obafemi : 29/30

JJ : 42

Yekini : 51/52

Oliseh : 41/42

Rufai : 52

Yobo : 32

ADOKIYE : 64 . . .bloody hypocrite !

you guys should leave stanley okoro alone o.

what happened to isaac promise? i still have memories of pius ikedia from nigeria 99

A good read related to this topic >>> http://www.saharareporters.com/sport/football/4187-the-adokiye-amiesimaka-fortune-chukwudi-age-scam-revelation-another-look.html

Iyineda:

A good read related to this topic >>> http://www.saharareporters.com/sport/football/4187-the-adokiye-amiesimaka-fortune-chukwudi-age-scam-revelation-another-look.html

It pisses me off when some people come here and say "Well they passed MRI scan, how can they be lying? Are you FIFA? What is your own?".

I will see Stanley Okoro and say he is U17? You must be having a laugh. The MRI scanner must be retarded.

Then Jermaine Dafoe must be U-15.

S T F U nigga !

Even ur papa no use hin true age enter Jand . . .I lie ?

Make una papa for Ministry/FG payroll dem tell u how come they are 'younger' by 6-10 yrs than ur housewife mamas since they dont have to declare their ages . . .

KSA's mama just died at 112 yrs, pray tell how old is KSA himself ?
At what age was he himself born ?
At what age hin mama attain menopause ?

Abeg, the age reduction devil don tey b4 NFA was even founded jare ! na God fit save us !

Nwankwo Kanu - 48 (profile says 34)

Taribo West - 47 (profile says 36)

Ayila Yusuf - 34 (profile says 25)

John Mikel Obi - 27 (profile says 23)

Yakubu Aiyegbeni - 37(profile says 27)

Stanley Okoro - 32 (profile says 16)

Dr Kitaun:

S T F U nigga !

Even your papa no use hin true age enter Jand . . .I lie ?

Make una papa for Ministry/FG payroll dem tell u how come they are 'younger' by 6-10 yrs than your housewife mamas since they dont have to declare their ages . . .

KSA's mama just died at 112 yrs, pray tell how old is KSA himself ?
At what age was he himself born ?
At what age hin mama attain menopause ?

Abeg, the age reduction devil don tey b4 NFA was even founded jare ! na God fit save us !

This is the kind of foolish excusing I and the article's author are talking about.

Excusing ?

U dont have a clue . . .OBJ himself cannot boast of his true age, when talking of d agecheating malady we must take it 4rm d top . . .starting 4rm Jonathan- is he using his real age ?

Dr Kitaun:

Excusing ?

U dont have a clue . . .OBJ himself cannot boast of his true age, when talking of d agecheating malady we must take it 4rm d top . . .starting 4rm Jonathan- is he using his real age ?

And so?

So we should not condemn age cheating because it exists somewhere else?

I dont think u guys know how old these super chickens are, i am 31 years old and KANU,YAKUBU and my Dad went to the same Community grammar school in Umukoro, My Dad is 61 years now but he said Yakubu was the youngest in their class then.
In a nutshell,

YAKUBU is 55years
KANU is 59.5years
MARTINS is 35years
STANLEY OKORO is 40 years{im biabia has started turning grey}
AYILA is 45years
OKOCHA is 66years

in short,none of them is less than 35years,
u go just hear say dem go soon begin die as a result of old age,

Stanley Okoro has to be the biggest age cheat EVER.

He'll retire by the time he reaches "21".

Can't believe how these cheats get away with this. Disgusting.

This Stanley Okoro is big age cheat.

Dr Kitaun:

ADOKIYE : 64 . . .bloody hypocrite !

Stop hating. . . .

BTW, I hope say GJ never turn your wine to water with this recent ban on NFF.

So this is only one of Nigerian sport problems, how can the president ban the SE for reasons rooted deep in Nigerian culture of cheating?

Ibime:

Stop hating. . . .

BTW, I hope say GJ never turn your wine to water with this recent ban on NFF.

Jonathan Goodluck is a foool naw . . u suppose know !

if u like withdraw us from global tourneys for the next 10 years, it dont mean nada !

Those of you who are fond of making jest of Nwankwo Kanu’s age; I pray human nature shall grant you a hole-in-heart problem so that we can see how young you will look.

Dede1:

Those of you who are fond of making jest of Nwankwo Kanu’s age; I pray human nature shall grant you a hole-in-heart problem so that we can see how young you will look.

Don't mind all the grey-haired mo.ro.ns here chatting crap. None of them has a any sort of evidence that Kanu, Okoro, Okocha, Oliseh and so on are cheats or not.

Andre Uweh:

Don't mind all the grey-haired mo.ro.ns here chatting crap.  None of them has a any sort of evidence that Kanu, Okoro, Okocha, Oliseh and so on are cheats or not.

You are retarded.

The fact that they don't look the ages they claim, they all were playing professional football from the ages of circa 14 and they can hardly run by the time they are 30 is not evidence in your retarded brain.

Be sitting like a foooool where you are and be denying the obvious.

Sagamite:

You are retarded.

The fact that they don't look the ages they claim, they all were playing professional football from the ages of circa 14 and they can hardly run by the time they are 30 is not evidence in your retarded brain.

Be sitting like a foooool where you are and be denying the obvious.

Whoopsy, if I may ask, how old are you?.

Andre Uweh:

Whoopsy, if I may ask, how old are you?.

What has my age got to do with you?

ObamaUS: I dont think u guys know how old these super chickens are, i am 31 years old and KANU,YAKUBU and my Dad went to the same Community grammar school in Umukoro, My Dad is 61 years now but he said Yakubu was the youngest in their class then.
In a nutshell,
YAKUBU is 55years
KANU is 59.5years
MARTINS is 35years
STANLEY OKORO is 40 years{im biabia has started turning grey}
AYILA is 45years
OKOCHA is 66years
in short,none of them is less than 35years,
u go just hear say dem go soon begin die as a result of old age,

I didn't know old men lie to their grown-azzed kids

Stanley Okoro - 37
Kanu Nwankwo - 47
Yusuf Ayila - 43
Taiye Taiwo - 39
Kabiru Akinsola - 37
Lukman Haruna - 35
Dele Adeleye - 37
Mikel Obi - 31
Seyi Olofinjana - 38
Yakubu Aiyegbeni - 42
Taribo West - 47


In short, Naija players nor dey comot less than 10 years from their ages. It's that bad!

I know for a fact that Bartholomew Ogbeche was labour prefect of FGC Okigwe in 1996.

If he was 17/18 at the time, that makes him 30/31 now, although he's claiming 25.

Ibime:

I know for a fact that Bartholomew Ogbeche was labour prefect of FGC Okigwe in 1996.

If he was 17/18 at the time, that makes him 30/31 now, although he's claiming 25.

Shut up!

He was 12 when he finished secondary school as a prefect and was in the school team.

He is an academic child genius like all other Nigerian players as Andrew Uweh wants us to believe.

I also know that IKEDIA was quite young then when he finished from Abesan Grammar school, Ipaja in 1993 as a 16 yr old, he made the Nigeria'99 team . . .marginal if u ask me, a year or 2 older he was but having had his career too early cut short some would argue he is 40 . . . God dey !

Olofinjana isnt any older than 33/34.

I am waiting for Adokiye to open up and show his passport data page so we are sure age cheating NEVER happened in his time.

Ibime:

I know for a fact that Bartholomew Ogbeche was labour prefect of FGC Okigwe in 1996.

If he was 17/18 at the time, that makes him 30/31 now, although he's claiming 25.

woah now this is getting interesting. some more info please.

Traibo West -27

bawomolo:

woah now this is getting interesting. some more info please.

I and one of my ex-colleagues were just chatting about school experiences a few years ago when she informed me she graduated from FGC Okigwe in 1996, and Ogbeche was the Labour prefect then. This is a chick who doesnt care about footie, so Ill take her word as correct.

Another of my friends (Ngozi) is first cousins with Paul Obiefule, although she swears his age is correct. . . I dont believe it sha. . . looking at his record, he came to Europe at 18, and was already playing for Heartland before that. Plus he was at University before Heartland.

Another one. . . . I grew up next to Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri and used to play footie there everyday. I was 12 years old during U-17 WC in Ecuador 1995, and some of the 18 year old boys in Comprehensive informed us that they were in JSS1 when Igenewari George (RIP) was in SS3 . . . . That makes Igenewari at least 23 years old during Ecuador 1995. . . its a confirmed fact that Finidi also attended the same school (seen him visiting his old teacher) so I will take their word as correct. . .

Dr Kituan:

I am waiting for Adokiye to open up and show his passport data page so we are sure age cheating NEVER happened in his time.

Ive met Adokiye a few times, and I know just from appearance that he is quite younger than my pops who is 62. . . the only thing that would make me think twice is that Adokiye's first son is 30 years old (my elder sister's classmate), meaning he was born when Adokiye was 24. . . . its possible, but not a regular occurence in Nigeria.

Obinna Nsofor claims he was born 1987

He has played 5 seasons in Europe , 3 for Chievo, 1 for Inter and 1 for Malaga.

Before going to Europe He played for Kwara United, Plateau United, Enyimba and for Internazionale in Brazil

Do the Maths.

I knew Taiye Taiwo at Pako Stadium in Iyana Ipaja in 1995-96 where they play "Jeun Jeun" and he looks like a 20yr old then, cos he was a "Bros" to me, dem no born me well make I call am by name.

But now 15yrs later he is 23. God dey.

John Owoeri was well know around Shitta around 2001 as he comes there to smoke Kpoli with dem Idris Abdulkarim and he was in his late 20's five years later he became U21.

That pot bellied player that went to Japan 2007 U17 with Crisantus set Akinsola, In 2003 went for trials in India and came back a year later, He has a wife and kids and lives around Oworonsoki, When they won the U17 trophy, His wife spoil for everybody wey dey the area.

He was 16yrs old in 2007