2018 World Cup: Ex-Eagles Press Officer Speaks On Uzoho’s Real Age

To all you muppets going on about Francis Uzoho’s age, this is what he looked like in 2013 when he was a 14-year-old in the under 17 camp. Feel free to slap some sense into your own heads since looks is now a determinant for age#Team9jaStrong #SoarSuper…https://t.co/f4yU0WSmeKpic.twitter.com/B10YA356ji

— Colin NOT Collins (@ColinUdoh)June 19, 2018

The former press officer of the Super Eagles, Colin Udoh, has waded into the ongoing controversy as to the real age of Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho.

Uzoho has been dragged by many for claiming to be 19 years old but Udoh took to his Twitter handle on Tuesday to share a picture of Uzoho at 14 in 2013 at the Under 17 camp, adding that looks are not determinants of age. He wrote:

To all you muppets going on about Francis Uzoho’s age, this is what he looked like in 2013 when he was a 14-year-old in the under 17 camp. Feel free to slap some sense into your own heads since looks is now a determinant for age#Team9jaStrong #SoarSuper…https://t.co/f4yU0WSmeKpic.twitter.com/B10YA356ji

— Colin NOT Collins (@ColinUdoh)June 19, 2018

It is significant to note that at 19, Uzoho is the youngest player in the 2018 World Cup