Details why FIFA banned Kenyan footballer ‘Wise’ Owino for 10 years164 Thursday, April 25th 2019 at 08:54 GMT +3 | Thursday, April 25th 2019 at 08:54 GMT +3 | Football By Rodgers Eshitemi:Mathare United FC's Captain and Defender George Owino during training at Goan Institute grounds Nairobi on Jan 16, 2018. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]Former Kenyan international George ‘Wise’ Owino has been banned from all football-related activities for ten years and slapped with Sh1.5 million fine by world football governing body, Fifa, for match-fixing. In a statement issued yesterday by Fifa, the 37-year-old Owino was found guilty of being involved in match manipulation in violation of art. “The Kenyan player George Owino Audi has been banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activities at both national and international level (administrative, sports or any other) for a period of ten years. Fifa also banned player agent Wilson Raj Perumal from Afghanistan and nine other others from taking part in any kind of football-related activities at both national and international level (administrative, sports or any other) for life.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2019 05:26 UTC