Assane Gnoukouri
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His former agent, the one who is responsible for the falsification, has been arrested.
The trial hasn't concluded yet. According to La Stampa newspaper, gnoukouri's real name is Alassane Traoré and he wasn't born in 1996, but in 1994.
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10 years of FIFDunno how things go in Africa, but in my country faking age is not an unpopular thing. We have only one academy from a top club, Arsenal. Passing through their entrance exam is one hell of a task for a kid (being the best out of hundreds or so). But it guarantees for the rest of his life (income+education+professional training till at least 18yo).
To gain advantage, some parents change the identity of their children. He is actually 13-14 and he plays against the competitors at age 10-11. Ofc it isn't fair, but isn't considered illegal either.
To gain advantage, some parents change the identity of their children. He is actually 13-14 and he plays against the competitors at age 10-11. Ofc it isn't fair, but isn't considered illegal either.
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i don't blame the parents that do that, as long as it is ONLY for the benefit of the child. in this case, it was apparently the agent himself, or at least he played a part in it.
he didn't falsify the age of birth, he used someone else's documents, according to what's emerging from the trial.
i repeat: according to what La Stampa leaked, he is NOT Assane Demoya Gnoukouri born in 1996, but his real name is Alassane Traoré and he was born in 1994.
of course, as of today and for what it is worth, we cannot draw definitive answers and we will have to wait till the trial is concluded.
this story won't be written in books, so to speak, because: 1. there have already been stories like this (see Eriberto/Luciano); 2. he's merely a guy on an average level, who even after gaining a few years of experience could play for fiorentina, at best; 3. he has cardiac issues, so his carrier is probably over anyway.
it's funny though when it's not about a couple of years like in this case, but when they try to pass as a teenager a guy like Minala who may even have teenage children somewhere in africa.
he didn't falsify the age of birth, he used someone else's documents, according to what's emerging from the trial.
i repeat: according to what La Stampa leaked, he is NOT Assane Demoya Gnoukouri born in 1996, but his real name is Alassane Traoré and he was born in 1994.
of course, as of today and for what it is worth, we cannot draw definitive answers and we will have to wait till the trial is concluded.
this story won't be written in books, so to speak, because: 1. there have already been stories like this (see Eriberto/Luciano); 2. he's merely a guy on an average level, who even after gaining a few years of experience could play for fiorentina, at best; 3. he has cardiac issues, so his carrier is probably over anyway.
it's funny though when it's not about a couple of years like in this case, but when they try to pass as a teenager a guy like Minala who may even have teenage children somewhere in africa.
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