Ghana lose appeal against U-17 disqualification

  • Published
Ghana flagImage source, Getty Images

Ghana have lost their appeal against the disqualification of their team from the 2015 Under-17 Championship.

The Confederation of African Football upheld its decision to penalise Ghana for fielding an over-aged player, Isaac Twum, against Cameroon in a qualifying match.

Ghana won the 13 September first-leg tie 2-1 and went on to record a 6-4 aggregate victory.

But Cameroon protested and Caf disqualified Twum.

It declared the player, who represents the junior side of Kpando Heart of Lions, had failed a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test which was taken to determine his age.

As a result, Cameroon advanced to the finals.

The Ghana Football Association have decided not to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Related internet links

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.