Former SC Villa striker Emenayo in age scandal
Former SC Villa player Emenayo is in hot water in Azerbaijan. Photo by Eddie Chicco
What you need to know:
- There is a school of thought that Emenayo, who also played for Jinja side Sadolin, could be suffering from a rare condition called Lorde Disease, a condition that makes one older than he looks.
- Meanwhile, Fufa has introduced the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Juniors’ League to curb the vice that also recently cost Uganda a slot in the U-20 World Cup qualifiers.
Kampala. Nigerian Victor Emenayo was a darling for Villa fans when he helped them win the Uganda Cup trophy last year with his rare strength and speed.
At the moment, Emenayo’s new employers, Shahdagh Qusar FK of Azerbaijan are contemplating reporting him to Fifa for falsifying his age.
Emenayo, who claims to be 23 years old, is being investigated by the Azerbaijan football federation after some discrepancies were discovered in his passport with one of them stating that he is 28-years-old, while the club insists he is well above 40.
Whereas there is a school of thought that Emenayo, who also played for Jinja side Sadolin, that he could be suffering from a rare condition called Lorde Disease, a condition that makes one older than he looks.
Some Nigerians claimed he could have passed through tough times, something which could have affected his looks.
Meanwhile, Fufa has introduced the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Juniors’ League to curb the vice that also recently cost Uganda a slot in the U-20 World Cup qualifiers.
“The federation has invested in a lot of money to have the MRI scan for all the players in the U-17 league so that we curb the age cheating. We have tasked all Uganda Premier League clubs to submit their players’ passports so that we capture the data,” revealed Fufa president Moses Magogo at the Wednesday weekly press briefing.
