April 20 – A match-fixing inquiry conducted by the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has announced that “10 persons of interest” are to be quizzed and investigated over long-standing allegations.
In July 2014, Sierra Leone football authorities indefinitely suspended 15 people – four national team players, three referees and eight others – over claims of rigging but the committee looking into the case has now reduced that number to 10.
The case focuses on a number of tournaments including a June 2009 international friendly between Sierra Leone and Syria and the 2013 Nations Cup match clash between Sierra Leone and Cape Verde.
Chairman of the inquiry committee, Rtd. Major Palo Conteh, said a conclusion would be reached “within the shortest possible time”.
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