Sundowns star describes age-cheating experience

Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene is one model of good morality in football. The former Zambian goalkeeper held against age-cheating.

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MAMELODI SUNDOWNS’ KENNEDY MWEENE REFUSED TO AGE-CHEAT

Speaking on SuperSport TV after the South Sudan scandal, where their U17s got disqualified from AFCON after five players failed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) tests, Mweene was asked to share his own experience as a youngster in Zambia.

“I was even told to reduce my age, but I said no, [I] just can’t do that,” the 38-year-old told SuperSport TV.

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“I was told to do that. That’s why I played only once for Zambia Under 21 when we came to South Africa. Because these people were telling me no, you must cut your age a bit, and I said no, I would never do that,” Mweene said.

“I was first selected in a Coca-Cola tournament in Zimbabwe. When we came back, I was selected for the Under 20, which was coming to play COSAFA in South Africa.

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“But before I even joined Zambia Under 20, there was someone who told me to cut my age. So that I can play for at least two or three years with the Under 20. I said, ‘I would never do that’.

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COULD BE 34 INSTEAD OF 38

 “I would rather remain in Zambia. Who knows I wasn’t going to play football until I am where I am now.

“I would have retired a long time if I had used that age. I would have been 34 now [he laughed],” the Sundowns veteran concluded.

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