Uganda: Why Age Cheating Has to Be Dealt With Decisively

2 September 2018

Uganda's under-17 football team is no stranger to the firestorm of support and condemnation. The team also known as the Cubs faced a reversal of fortunes that verged on tragedy back in 2010. It looked like a rare feat had been achieved with great distinction when the Cubs won a gripping arm wrestle against their Zambian counterparts 3-1 on aggregate.

It seemed no-one would do anything to disabuse the Cubs of their fantasies about playing at the 2011 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations finals. Except someone actually did!

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