Seydou Doumbia: a lie detector questions his age

Story bySeydou Doumbia: a lie detector questions his ageFoot AfricaFri, December 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM UTC·1 min readسيدو دومبيا: جهاز كشف الكذب يثير الشكوك حول عمرهAn unexpected controversy is swirling around Seydou Doumbia, the Ivorian striker who retired in 2022. According to La Gazzetta, a lie detector test has cast doubt on Doumbia’s official age. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe player denied being over 40 and denied being 43 years old. But the polygraph indicated that both statements were false, suggesting he could be about five years older than what’s listed in official records.