By VINCENT OPIYOMore by this AuthorMatch-fixing allegations have hit Kenyan sport yet again, with Fifa’s ongoing investigation against former Kenyan international defender George Owino being only the latest. Fifa says Owino, 37, agreed to commit himself and several unidentified Harambee Stars players to play under instruction from Perumal. Only last week, Kenyan Premier League side Kakamega Homeboyz sacked their Ugandan coach Paul Nkata over similar allegations. Related Content EXCLUSIVE: Stars defender caught in match fixing scandalIn August 2004, the Kenyan Cricket Association banned former captain Maurice Odumbe for five years after he was found to have had “inappropriate contact with a bookmaker”. Odumbe was found guilty on 12 counts, including accepting $5,000 (Sh500,000) from Indian bookmaker Jagdish Sodha for “fixing a match in Zimbabwe” through his India connections between January and October 2002.

Source: Daily Nation February 05, 2019 07:30 UTC