Hours after he was accused of age falsification, former Nigeria international, Taribo West, failed to deny or admit the allegation leveled against him by his former employers.
In his reaction, West, remembered for describing his team mates at the same period he allegedly committed the offence as junks during the 2002 World Cup, was not convincing in his reaction.
He said on Thursday: “I don’t really know what they are talking about and that’s why I don’t really know what much to say.
“But it is curious that they are raising such matter about 10 years after I left that place.
“And why not raised it when I was there?”
The ex-president of Partizan, Belgrade, Zarko Zecevic, on Wednesday accused the former Nigerian international of lying, saying the defender was actually 40 and not 28 as he claimed in 2002.
Zecevic said: “He joined us saying he was 28.
“We only later found out he was 40, but he was still playing well so I don’t regret having him on the team.”
According to the Croatian media, the former defender, known for his colourful hairstyles, also lied when trying to join Croatia’s Rijeka club.
At the age of 44, they said West told club doctors he was only 32.
It was only after an examination that the doctors raised suspicions with the club because West’s knees suggested he was older.
He wasn’t signed to the team but later joined Plymouth and then Iranian side Paykan FC, where he ended his career at the age of 46 in 2008.
Today, his Wikipedia entry says he is 39.
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