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Johannesburg - A FIFA investigation into match-fixing is to include Soccer World Cup warm-up matches played by Bafana Bafana, reports Timeslive.
The Sunday Sun reported that investigators would focus on two games SA played before hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup - their 5-0 victory over Guatemala on May 31 and their 2-1 victory over Colombia on May 27.
FIFA are looking into the activities of Niger referee Ibrahim Chaibou, who recently handled the match where Nigeria trounced Argentina 4-1.
Chaibou also refereed the game against Guatemala, a record victory margin for Bafana.
The report said FIFA also wanted to learn how Chaibou came to referee a match in South Africa and who had arranged for him to be invited.
The Sunday Sun reported that investigators would focus on two games SA played before hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup - their 5-0 victory over Guatemala on May 31 and their 2-1 victory over Colombia on May 27.
FIFA are looking into the activities of Niger referee Ibrahim Chaibou, who recently handled the match where Nigeria trounced Argentina 4-1.
Chaibou also refereed the game against Guatemala, a record victory margin for Bafana.
The report said FIFA also wanted to learn how Chaibou came to referee a match in South Africa and who had arranged for him to be invited.
