An insane story is getting traction this Monday, revealing how AC Milan were duped by Gambian\u00a0footballer Yusupha Yaffa into believing he was much younger than he actually was.<\/p>\n
Yaffa was on the books at the San Siro after he was signed by the Rossoneri in 2013. The African forward was drafted into Milan\u2019s youth setup, while he went on to become a regular for the Milan U19 side. There was only one problem, however. Yaffa, while claiming to be 19, was actually 28!<\/p>\n
Yusupha Yaffa is currently on the books of German side\u00a0MSV Duisburg, however one suspects that deal could come to a rapid end. According to reports,\u00a0Yaffa has now been summoned to court in Italy by AC Milan for fraud.<\/p>\n
Should the\u00a0trial come to pass, it will be interesting to find out the details of how the footballer managed to dupe one of the biggest football clubs in the world about his age.<\/p>\n
It should also be pointed out that the revelations about Yaffa\u2019s true age arose due to social media. Apparently things started going awry for the Gambian\u00a0when old schoolmates realised he\u2019d doctored his age on his Facebook account, and it wasn\u2019t long before people started talking about the footballer\u2019s alleged fraud.<\/p>\n
According to Gazzetta dello Sport,\u00a0Yaffa claims\u00a0he lost his documents on a number of occasions, and when he arrived\u00a0at the immigration office in 2009 in Italy, he claimed he was born on the 31st of December 1996, instead of the 14th of November 1987. It\u2019s not the first time that Yaffa has found himself dealing with the law.<\/p>\n
In January 2015, soon after moving to Frankfurt, he was accused of raping a girl and\u00a0he was arrested. Gazzetta also report that while Yaffa protests his innocence,\u00a0during his trial a number of former trainers\u00a0and coaches from Milan will be present, including Filippo Inzaghi.<\/p>\n
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Source: 101 Great Goals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An insane story is getting traction this Monday, revealing how AC Milan were duped by Gambian\u00a0footballer Yusupha Yaffa into believing he was much younger than he actually was. Yaffa was on the books at the San Siro after he was signed by the Rossoneri in 2013. The African forward was drafted into Milan\u2019s youth setup, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n