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Nepali police arrested five former and
current national football team players,
including the captain, on Wednesday
on charges of match fixing, in another
blow to the country’s embattled
governing body.
Captain Sagar Thapa, Sandip Rai,
Ritesh Thapa, Bikash Singh Chhetri
and Anjan KC were arrested on
charges of alleged match-fixing from
2008, SSP Sarbendra Khanal of the
Metropolitan Police Crime Division told
Reuters. “From preliminary
examinations of the players’ accounts,
we found connections to known
match-fixers in Malaysia and
Singapore,” said Khanal.
“It seems that these players were
involved in a deep network of brokers
and fixers in other countries.”
Khanal said investigations were still at
a preliminary stage and added he was
not in a position to disclose whether
officials from the All Nepal Football
Association (ANFA), the country’s
governing body, would also be
implicated.
ANFA officials could not be
immediately reached for comment.
current national football team players,
including the captain, on Wednesday
on charges of match fixing, in another
blow to the country’s embattled
governing body.
Captain Sagar Thapa, Sandip Rai,
Ritesh Thapa, Bikash Singh Chhetri
and Anjan KC were arrested on
charges of alleged match-fixing from
2008, SSP Sarbendra Khanal of the
Metropolitan Police Crime Division told
Reuters. “From preliminary
examinations of the players’ accounts,
we found connections to known
match-fixers in Malaysia and
Singapore,” said Khanal.
“It seems that these players were
involved in a deep network of brokers
and fixers in other countries.”
Khanal said investigations were still at
a preliminary stage and added he was
not in a position to disclose whether
officials from the All Nepal Football
Association (ANFA), the country’s
governing body, would also be
implicated.
ANFA officials could not be
immediately reached for comment.
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