The fight against age cheats at the junior level has seen the Ghana Football Association expel two under-14 sides competing in the National Juvenile competition in Tamale.

The under-14 sides of the Eastern and Western regions have been expelled from the games village after checks confirmed that some players of both regions were over the age limits set by the FA for the competition.

According to Jordan Anargblah, an executive member of the Ghana Football Association, the FA disqualified the under14 sides of the two regions for age cheating and impersonation.

“The Football Association abhors against such practices of age cheats. We are bent of making sure that such practices do not creep into our game especially at the national level.

“It can be a disaster for the national course if such checks are not conducted. Let’s make sure that fair play strives in our game,” Jordan Anargblah told ghanafa.org.

Some 432 youth footballers drawn from 24 teams on Friday began the quest for honours and selection into the FA’s youth development program.

The competition for the under-12 and 14 age categories had two teams each representing each region with four clubs showing up for the Greater Accra region.

A host of technical coaches are in Tamale to scout for players who would be enrolled into the Football Association’s youth development programmes.

The exercise is aimed at unearthing and moulding football talents to take over from the present generation remains one of their main programmes for the Ghana football.