By Guardian Nigeria 14 January 2023 | 9:47 am Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has suspended 14 players and two coaches for match-fixing after receiving a tip-off about cheating in the national league. Among those suspended Friday were six players from Zoo Kericho FC, which was found guilty of match-fixing by FIFA’s integrity unit in 2021 and expelled from the Kenyan Premier League. The federation… Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has suspended 14 players and two coaches for match-fixing after receiving a tip-off about cheating in the national league. Among those suspended Friday were six players from Zoo Kericho FC, which was found guilty of match-fixing by FIFA’s integrity unit in 2021 and expelled from the Kenyan Premier League. The federation said it had suspended those accused, including one player from reigning Kenyan premiership side Tusker, until the matter was formally investigated. “Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has received confidential reports alleging the involvement of various players and officials in match fixing activities,” it said in a statement. “In an effort to protect the integrity of the league… the federation has with immediate effect provisionally suspended these individuals pending the investigations of the matter by the FIFA and FKF integrity department.” In February 2020, FIFA banned four Kenyan players — one for life — for taking place in an “international conspiracy” to fix league matches. Five Kenyan referees were later suspended over the same scandal. Kenya only returned to international football in November after being suspended by FIFA in February 2022 because of government interference in the sport. Latest 8 mins ago The hottest startup in Silicon Valley right now is OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed developer of ChatGPT, a much-hyped chatbot that can write a poem, college essay or even a line of software code. Tesla tycoon Elon Musk was an early investor in OpenAI and Microsoft is reported to be in talks to up an initial investment… 9 mins ago The troops of 177 Guards Battalion situated in Nasarawa State, in conjunction with Operation Whirl Stroke, have neutralised two bandits in Toto Local Council of the state. They also rescued 30 kidnap victims. Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Captain Godfrey Anebi Abakpa, who made the disclosure in a statement, yesterday, noted that as part of… 14 mins ago Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued three teenage girls allegedly brought into Lagos from Akwa Ibom State for prostitution. This was contained in a statement, yesterday, by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin. “The girls were rescued on January 8, 2023, at about 0600hrs, when a… 15 mins ago Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has suspended 14 players and two coaches for match-fixing after receiving a tip-off about cheating in the national league. Among those suspended Friday were six players from Zoo Kericho FC, which was found guilty of match-fixing by FIFA’s integrity unit in 2021 and expelled from the Kenyan Premier League. The federation… 22 mins ago Two Palestinians were killed Saturday during an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The two young men were shot dead by Israeli forces “during an assault on the village of Jaba, south of Jenin” in the north of the West Bank, the ministry said. No further details were…
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