ProSieben’s documentary revived the debate about the age of national Under-21 player Youssoufa Moukoko. The focus is on an affidavit from Joseph Moukoko, who was previously believed to be the father. Comment from kicking reporter Matthias Dersch.
Youssoufa Moukoko is again facing conversations about his age.
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The public debate about his age has raged with Youssoufa Moukoko ever since he drew attention to his goals as a youth player at FC St. Pauli. He was celebrated as a “child prodigy”, but was always surrounded by suspicion, doubt and resentment.
Since Joseph Moukoko, who was previously believed to be his biological father, declared in an affidavit that he is not the father nor did he agree with Moukoko’s date of birth, as documented by ProSieben reported seems to confirm the suspicion. Individual: Joseph Moukoko has already sworn otherwise in the past. At least once he lied – thus largely disqualifying himself as a key witness.
Hasty judgments are prohibited
In the documentary, his further statements are reproduced as a memory protocol; he only films himself with a hidden camera. The impression this creates for Joseph Moukoko, who is at risk of trouble with the judges and possibly also with sponsors: It is and has been about the money – which has already led to a break with Youssoufa Moukoko in the past .
Therefore, premature judgments about the DFB striker are prohibited, as is malice. Identity documents and birth certificates remain valid. It should also be imagined for a moment that Joseph Moukoko’s claim was true: Youssoufa, who moved with Joseph from Cameroon to Hamburg, a country completely foreign to him, in 2014, would not be a perpetrator, but instead a victim of the people who used it. as a means to his personal enrichment.
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