Suspend the principal involved in the age fraud case of Song Lam Nghe An players

On March 22, a leader of the Department of Education and Training of Tan Ky district (Nghe An) said: The People's Committee of Tan Ky district has decided to suspend Mr. Tran Quoc Dung (54 years old, Principal of Ky Son Primary School, Tan Ky district).

Mr. Dung was prosecuted by the Investigation Security Agency of Nghe An Province Police to investigate the act of "Forging documents of agencies and organizations", related to the age fraud of players of Song Lam Nghe An Club.

Currently, the management of teaching and learning at Ky Son Primary School is assigned to a Vice Principal.

Mr. Tran Quoc Dung at the police station

Regarding the incident, the People's Committee of Tan Ky district has also temporarily suspended Ms. Nguyen Thi Tu (41 years old, residing in Ky Son commune, Tan Ky district) from work, after the police agency prosecuted her to investigate the acts of "Forging documents of agencies and organizations" and "Using fake documents of agencies and organizations".

Before being prosecuted, Ms. Tu was an official of a public service unit managed by the People's Committee of Tan Ky district.

In 2023, public opinion was stirred up by suspicions that PVN player - Ms. Tu's son, the captain of U11 Song Lam Nghe An, had cheated on his age.

According to the Tan Ky District Social Insurance records, in 2010, Ms. Tu was on maternity leave. However, in the birth certificate and school records of N., this player was born in 2012.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tu at the police station

In 2024, another case was a BVB player who was found to have signs of age fraud when transferring from Ha Tinh to Nghe An. The Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports requested the Song Lam Nghe An Club to review and report on the entire youth training process.

Currently, the Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center is training more than 200 athletes of all ages. Each year, Nghe An province allocates nearly 30 billion VND from the budget to pay for coaches and young players.

The province has 25 football talent classes, each class has 20-25 students. Every year, the center organizes two competition groups, selecting talented students to send them to official training.

The selection process requires students' families to provide complete documents including: original birth certificate, school transcript, electronic identification code, confirmation from government agencies, police and family commitment regarding age.

The Center affirms that the selection process is carried out objectively and transparently, based on valid documents in accordance with the provisions of law.

Thu Hien