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The federation has suspended and disqualified Douala from playing in the play-offs.<\/p>\n<p>His real age was, however, not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The Victoria United skipper was the surprise name in the Cameroon squad as Rigobert Song earned praises for spotting the special talent and also going further to add him to the squad for Africa\u2019s flagship tournament in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Checkout the list released by FECAFOOT below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Elite One : La Fecafoot exclu Wilfried Nathan Doualla des Play-offs pour double identit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Le joueur de Victoria United aurait menti sur son \u00e2ge. \ud83e\udd81\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U4oO2t1Z8X\">pic.twitter.com\/U4oO2t1Z8X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 La Tani\u00e8re\u00b2\u00b3\u2077 \ud83e\udd81 (@lataniere237) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lataniere237\/status\/1767072176438452488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cameroonian Federation has suspended Wilfried Nathan Douala, the Indomitable Lions\u2019 youngest player in their 2023 AFCON squad, for age fraud. Douala and 61 other players were suspended for concealing their ages, according to an official list released by the FECAFOOT on Saturday, March 9, 2024. 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