The Confederation of African Football (CAF, has kicked South Sudan out of the U-17 Nations Cup held in Algeria over age falsification after five players in the Bright Star Juniors squad failed the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) tests.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently amended regulations regarding MRI.
The part that indicates that the entire team will be disqualified if one player fails the MRI test has been amended, and the law now states that the team will be disqualified if four or more players fail the test.
South Sudan Football, in a statement responding to the development, said: “South Sudan U17 National Team Disqualified from AFCON U17 Algeria 2023 Due to Non-Eligibility of Five (5) Players After MRI Test.
Source: CAF
