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Match-Fixer Claims He Helped Nigeria Qualify For 2010 World Cup

Match-Fixer Claims He Helped Nigeria Qualify For 2010 World Cup

Written by Denis Mabuka | From Goal.com

A Singaporean match-fixer has claimed he helped two international nations qualify for 2010 World Cup in South Africa with Super Eagles one of them

The epic World cup qualifier between Kenya and Nigeria that was played at Kasarani in 2009 may have been fixed.

A Singaporean match-fixer has claimed he helped two international sides qualify for 2010 World Cup in South Africa, according to a story on http://kenyapage.net.

Wilson Raj Perumal, a self-confessed match-fixer who was part of a syndicate that has been placed at the heart of a sophisticated network responsible for fixing hundreds of matches around the world, claims in a new book that he assisted Honduras and Nigeria in reaching the World Cup through his activities.

Perumal had already admitted to being part of a syndicate that fixed a string of international friendlies by bribing corrupt officials and compromised players, but this is the first time that he has claimed to have influenced World Cup qualifiers.

He then details a meeting with a football official in which he promises to help Nigeria qualify for the World Cup in return for free rein in organising three warm-up matches and a cut of the money Fifa provides for hosting a training camp during the tournament.

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