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A former AC Milan youth player who purported to be 19 years of age is facing fraud charges after his Facebook profile revealed he is actually 28.

Yusupha Yaffa was on the books at the San Siro until earlier this season, where chiefs believed him to still be a teenager.

The Italian media have now found out that the striker was pretending to be nine years younger than he actually is.

Yaffa, from Gambia, still had his real age on his Facebook page.

Reports in Italy say Yaffa had told immigration officials he was born on December 31 1996, instead of November 14 1987.

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He has blamed the oversight on losing his passport on numerous occasions.

Now playing his football in Germany, Yaffa has been ordered to return to Italy where he will face charges of fraud.

Milan legend and Yaffa's former coach Filippo Inzaghi will also be called to testify, as will a number of the Serie A club's youth coaches.