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Ghana have been banned from next year�s Under-17 Championship in Niger for fielding an ineligible player in a qualifying game against Cameroon. The Ghana FA has confirmed receipt of CAF�s decision, but has served notice it will appeal the ruling. Cameroon filed a protest against seven Black Starlets on September 13, 2014 after the 1st leg match of the 3rd round of the U-17 Championship qualifiers which Ghana won 2-1. Out of the seven players, the CAF Medical Committee made adverse findings against two players. The continent�s football governing body subsequently requested a retest of the two players using the F-Marc procedure for age determination which was done in Ghana on 1st October, in the presence of a Caf Medical Committee member. According to the Ghana FA, it received a correspondence from CAF Saturday �claiming the analysis of the MRI report from a Medical Centre in Ghana contradicts the analysis of two Caf medical experts on the eligibility of one of the players. �However, the Radiologist Consultant who carried out both the initial MRI tests and rescanning confirmed that the said player was within the age limit.� The FA statement added: �The Ghana Football Association is dissatisfied with the decision of the Caf U-17 Organising Committee and has accordingly filed an appeal with the CAF Appeals Committee.�