Lazio deny claims that teenage star Minala is actually 41

Italian club releases player's birth certificate after claims in African media

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LAZIO have threatened legal action against anyone who questions the age of their 17-year-old Cameroonian midfielder Joseph Minala, after claims from African media that he is, in fact, a 41-year-old man.

The Italian Serie A club have released the player's birth certificate and issued a statement accusing those behind the reports of trying to "throw sinister light on the work of the club".

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