In a surprising revelation, the alleged father of Borussia Dortmund star Youssoufa Moukoko has claimed the footballer will not be his organic son and is definitely 4 years older than his official age of 20.
In a sworn assertion, Joseph Moukoko, 73, said that Moukoko was born on July 19, 2000, not November 20, 2004 as is formally recorded.
Moukoko’s alleged father stated he and his spouse “made him 4 years youthful” by acquiring a false delivery certificates in Yaoundé, Cameroon earlier than bringing him to Germany.
“Youssoufa Moukoko will not be the organic son of me and my spouse, Marie Moukoko. Nor was he born on 20 November 2004 in Yaoundé, Cameroon,” Joseph Moukoko claimed beneath oath. “He was truly born on 19 July 2000. We made him 4 years youthful. Now he was born on 20 November 2004.”
The explosive revelation comes after years of scrutiny over Moukoko’s age, with the ahead having been thought-about a prodigy since bursting onto the scene as a teen.
Bild, the German publication that reported the story, said that their investigation in Cameroon discovered no proof of Moukoko’s 2004 delivery, however did uncover a delivery certificates for a “Youssoufa Mohamadou” born on July 19, 2000.
Borussia Dortmund has stood by Moukoko’s official age, with the membership’s communications director Sascha Fligge stating that “the organic mother and father will be traced from official identification paperwork and delivery certificates issued by a German authority.
Fligge added that Moukoko’s German delivery certificates was obtained when Joseph and Marie Moukoko gained German citizenship.
The most recent growth is the newest twist within the ongoing saga surrounding Moukoko’s age, which has been the topic of intense hypothesis and debate through the years.
With the participant now probably 4 years older than believed, the revelations may have vital implications for his future and the validity of his achievements thus far.
