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Borussia Dortmund released a statement regarding Youssoufa Moukoko's age fraud allegations.
Borussia Dortmund have released a statement denouncing alleged age fraud levelled against their player Youssoufa Moukoko by a man claiming to be his father.
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The allegation
In a documentary titled 'Tricks, Cheats, Deception - The Million Dollar Business with Football Talents' from German channel ProSieben, a man claiming to be the 20-year-old striker's father, Joseph Moukoko, alleged that the Dortmund forward is actually 24 and he helped falsify documents for a younger age.
"We did it so he could have better opportunities in European football,” he said, as relayed by BeIN Sports.
Dortmund's statement
Following the virality of the claims, Dortmund, via Sky Germany, immediately moved to set the record straight concerning Moukoko’s age and documentation.
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“In the case of Youssoufa Moukoko, the biological parents and the date of birth are derived from official identification documents and birth certificates issued by a German authority.
“These documents are still valid today and are the basis for playing authorizations and permits for clubs, regardless of whether they are domestic or foreign, and of course also for association teams such as the German U21 national team.
“Please also note that both the player and the biological parents identified in the above-mentioned documents have declared to us and, in the case of the parents, even to third parties through affidavits in the context of legal proceedings that the information contained in the aforementioned official documents is correct. This factual status is of course decisive for us, the DFB, and the player's current club."
Initially billed as one of the future greats, the Germany international has struggled to nail a place for himself at Dortmund and is currently on loan at Nice.
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