The organisers of the second edition of the U-17 Musa Kida Basketball Championship, Wonderland Events, enforced strict regulation in the registration of the players, disqualifying 30 players over falsification of age.
The coordinator, Tayo Adeyemo disclosed this after the end of the matches played on day one of the event, on Saturday, adding that some players presented fake birth certificates.
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“Over 30 players were disqualified.Some came with fake birth certificates while some with altered certificates,” he said.
He identified age cheating as one of the bane undermining the growth of sports, underscoring the importance of fairness at the grassroots sports.
“We need to fight against age cheats .You see why we are struggling in sports.Why are our coaches love cheating? Some players don’t even know the name on the certificate they bought .We say no to age cheat,” he said.
Sportxvibe.com.ng gathered that the day one witnessed an exceptional display of talents in both male and female categories at the basketball court inside the Abesan mini stadium.
The day one saw Estate Kings defeat Heat Kings, 22-18 while JF Warriors secured the victory against SDM in a keenly contested match which ended 16-11 in the male category.
HeatKings outclassed Wellspring, 33-6.In the female category, SD Academy defeated the JF Warriors, 19-2.