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16-Year-Old Indian footballer suspended after his real age is revealed

Mukhi suspended and summoned by AIFF in age-fraud case

Indian footballer Gourav Mukhi has been suspended for six months for pretending to be 16 years old and league's youngest ever goalscorer.

Mukhi, who made history in the Indian Super League when he became their youngest goal scorer in October at the age of 16, confessed to India’s governing soccer body that he was lying about his age and that he is actually 28-years-old!

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