Daily Archives: September 26, 2016

No age-cheating in India 2016 – AFC

DILI (26 Sept 2016) – Conclusive scientific testing carried out on players competing at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship India 2016 has found no age-cheating at the tournament. The AFC carries out age-testing using MRI scan technology and testing takes place both during qualifying and at the final tournament. AFC Medical Committee Chairman…

FIFA bans Qatari official from Asian vote

DILI (26 Sept 2016) – World football body FIFA has banned a senior Qatari official from running in elections for a seat on its new-look council over an investigation. Scandal-plagued FIFA’s ethics committee last month recommended a two-and-a-half-year ban from the game for Saoud Al-Mohannadi, vice-president of the Qatar Football Association, for refusing to cooperate…