Mathare United has issued a statement in regard to two of its player being suspended on grounds of match-fixing.
In a statement on its social media, the FKF Premier League side disclosed that the club also conducted its separate investigations on the individuals.
The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) integrity department suspended Lennox Ogutu and Alphonce Ndonye for allegedly engaging in match-fixing.
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“Sincerely believing our players and team were far better than the results for most of our matches so far this year, MUFC management launched discrete investigations and then shared our findings and concerns with FKF.
“Late Monday afternoon that led to the immediate suspension by our club and by FKF of two key MUFC players for suspected match-fixing: our veteran midfielder Alphonse Ndonye and key central defender Lennox Ogutu,” Mathare United’s statement read.
It was also highlighted that further comments from the club will be released as further investigations are underway.
FKF sent a letter addressing the club’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), acknowledging the presence of receipts that link the two players with match-fixing practices.
Mathere United CEO was asked to provide official contacts of the affected players, including telephone numbers and email addresses.
Ogutu and Ndonye were suspended in order to allow investigators to do their work without interference.
In the ongoing 2022/23 FKF PL season match-fixing in football has hit the headlines with referees being accused of engaging in the vice.
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