Taribo West lied about his football age

Taribo West is accused of having lied about his football age. The revelation of Zarko Zecevic, former president of Partizan Belgrade, in a recent interview said: "When Taribo West came to Partizan, he claimed to have been 28 years. Only later, however, we discovered that in fact he was 40. But he played well and I have never regretted "

It is difficult to establish the age of some football players, especially in Africa and South America. Most of the time, the footballers intentionally falsify documents in order to be selected.
Taribo West, the fomer Nigerian defender starred at clubs like AC Milan, Inter Milan, Partizan, Auxerre and Derby County. He was 12 years older than claimed. Okay, let's move on.