but now I think it was referring to Kadaj and co.
It may very well be such. Kadaj and co. are supposed to seem very young, 19 years old or such. That was supposed to be one of the challenges in the movie that Cloud must overcome; the old faces the new. (woooow, 23, that's like, really old. sheesh *rollseyes*). But that doesn't seem to compute. Usually the makers don't focus on the bad guys. Hmmmmmm...