The Congo youth football team will not be able to take part in the upcoming African Cup of Nations qualification for an unusual reason, according to the BBC.
On the eve of the team of players under 17, in the preliminary composition of which 40 players were announced, was tested for biological age. It turned out that of these 25 athletes are actually older than officially follows from the documents.
It is also noted that of the 15 players who managed to pass the test, only five completed the necessary administrative formalities that would allow them to go to the tournament.
The Africa Cup of Nations for U-17 teams will take place in April in Algiers. In the qualification group, the matches of which will start on January 12, the Congo team was supposed to meet with the Central African Republic, Chad and Cameroon.
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Argentine club Boca Juniors wants to receive at least $20 million for the forward’s transfer Ezequel Ceballos at Spartak.
It is reported that the Muscovites recently made an unofficial offer worth about $9 million.
The Argentine side was not satisfied with this figure. Boca will be ready to sell Ceballos only for the amount indicated in the contract as compensation: 20 million dollars.
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Manchester United and Manchester City met in the English Premier League match. The match ended with the score 2:0.
The hosts scored goals: Mbeumo (65′), Dorgu (76′).
As a result of the meeting, Manchester United has 35 points, guests have 43 points.
Manchester United will play their next match on January 25 against Arsenal. Manchester City will play their next match on January 24th (opponent is Wolverhampton).
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Legendary former football player Zinedine Zidane Discussions were held regarding cooperation with the French Football Federation. This was reported by Footmercato and L’Équipe.
The French national team and technical staff have started their preparations for the World Cup to be held in the USA. Les Bleus have friendly matches scheduled for March (against Brazil and Colombia) and June (against Ivory Coast).
The upcoming World Cup will be Didier Deschamps’ last match with the French team he has managed since 2012.
French Football Federation and Zidane’s delegation metto discuss future cooperation. One of Zinedine’s assistants is expected to be the famous specialist David Bettoni, with whom he previously worked at Real Madrid.
The sides also discussed Zidane’s desire to have a squad large enough by national team standards, including a data analysis unit.
The world football legend plans to coordinate these steps separately with the federation, whose policy does not provide a budget increase for the national team staff.
In the updated ranking of the world’s strongest teams, the French team ranked third after Spain and Argentina.
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