Dortmund Issues Youssoufa Moukoko Ultimatum Amid Age Fraud Controversy

• Dortmund Borussia ace Youssoufa Moukoko has been given an ultimatum by the club
• The Cameroonian attacker is in trouble after his alleged birth certificate surfaced online
• The document is said to show that the player was four years older than he had claimed

Borussia Dortmund have issued an ultimatum to young striker, Youssoufa Moukoko after he was allegedly caught in an age-cheating scandal.

The Cameroonian-born German attacker was the subject of transfer interest from Spanish giants, Barcelona and Premier League rivals, Newcastle and Chelsea.

However, the interest has reportedly cooled off after the clubs learned about the suspected reduction in his age.

According to the Mirror, Moukoko has been caught up in controversy amid reports he is actually 22 years old, and not 18 years old as he claimed to be.

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SunSport reports that the document reveals the rising star is actually named Yousouffa Mohamadou, with his year of birth stated as 2000.

If true, that means Moukoko is in fact 22, with the allegation buttressed by the fact that some of his partners during his teenage years were significantly older than him.

Dortmund makes its position clear

Dortmund's Sporting Director, Sebastian Kehl has reportedly asked Moukoko to make a decision about his future - or there will be a parting of ways.

“Youssoufa and his advisors know that we expect a decision this week, because we want to have the issue clarified before the first matchday,” Kehl told Germany’s Kicker magazine via the Express.

Kehl believes this ultimatum is important for Moukoko to be fully focused on his sporting challenges.

“Youssoufa can now accept this offer and commit to Borussia Dortmund, or we shall part ways," he added.

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Age fraud rocks Cameroon football

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that age fraud continues to rock Cameroon football, as 11 more under-17 team members failed tests ordered by Samuel Eto'o, FECAFOOT president.

This brings the total number of players involved in the controversy to 32, ahead of the UNIFACC tournament - contested by U17 sides of the Central African Football Federations' Union countries.

It is believed that Eto'o ordered all players selected for the country's youth teams to undergo MRI testing, to determine if their ages are as claimed.