AFF announce its verdict on U15 Timor Leste captain’s age fraud

ASEAN dismissed all the claims on the doubtful of Myanmar accusing of Timor-Leste captain Paulo Freitas to be seven years over the age limit. Both Myanmar and Singapore had filed complaints with the Southeast Asian footballing body without success.

AFF then stated like what it wrote on its Facebook that:

“Protest against Timor Leste player dismissed CHONBURI (4th August 2019) The AFF Ad Hoc Disciplinary & Ethics Committee ruled that the protest lodged by Myanmar and Singapore was unfounded and dismissed accordingly. The player Paulo D. G. Da C. Freitas (Jsy No. 10) from Timor-Leste is deemed to be eligible to participate in the AFF U15 Championship 2019 in accordance with Article 5.1 of the AFF U15 Championship 2019 Tournament Regulations. The ruling comes after a thorough and conclusive investigation by the AFF, based on the evaluation of documents and medical reports.”

Timor-Leste crashed out from the championships, nonetheless, after they lost 1-0 to Vietnam on August 4, 2019. The Golden Dragons, thus, through to the next round, along with Indonesia, from Group A.