Fifa bans eight for life over match-fixing
Tunisian striker Saber Khalifa (left) vies with Sierra Leone defender Ibrahim Kargbo during their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match on October 13, 2012 in Monastir Olympic stadium. PHOTO | FILE |
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- Kenyan defender George Owino Audi received a 10-year ban and a fine of 15,000 Swiss francs (13,165 euros, Sh1.5 million).
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Fifa issued eight lifetime bans to current and former players and an agent on Wednesday after they were found guilty of match manipulation.
Former Sierra Leone captain Ibrahim Kargbo and ex-Trinidad and Tobago defender Keyeno Thomas were among those suspended from all football-related activities over attempts to rig matches at international level.
World football's governing body also banned former players from Benin, Afghanistan and Cuba, as well as Zimbabwean agent Kudzanai Shaba.
Kenyan defender George Owino Audi received a 10-year ban and a fine of 15,000 Swiss francs (13,165 euros, Sh1.5 million).
Fifa said it opened disciplinary proceedings after a vast investigation into various international matches that Singaporean Wilson Raj Perumal, a convicted match-fixer, had attempted to manipulate for betting purposes.
"This large-scale investigation was conducted by Fifa over several years through its integrity department and in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and authorities," read a Fifa statement.
