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The goalie has wrinkles and facial features that made viewers and online users assume he is way older, and the South Sudanese team found a way around the system.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Brief reported that even pundits kept complaining that his looks were off. African teams have previously courted ire for fielding older players in international youth competitions.<\/p>\n<p>In January, TSN Sports reported that Chad was booted out of the Under-17 AFCON qualifiers after Confederation of African Football (CAF) officials scanned the squad using Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI] to guard against fielding overage players. Cameroon had to scout for new players while Congo pulled out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Sabio might be 18, but his face has left people wondering how old he really is. The goalie has wrinkles and facial features that made viewers and online users assume he is way older, and the South Sudanese team found a way around the system. 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