‘Permanent ban’ — NSC moves to criminalise age falsification in Nigerian sports

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 29/11/2025
The National Sports Commission (NSC) says it has secured the National Council of Sports’ approval for a policy that formally criminalises and institutionalises sanctions for age falsification in Nigerian sports. In a statement on Saturday, NSC said the decision was endorsed at the second National Council on Sports in Calabar. “The sanctions will apply to athletes, coaches, team officials, officiating officials, state delegations and administrators involved in any form of age fraud,” the statement reads. “Offending athletes will face immediate disqualification, loss of medals, withdrawn (…)
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