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Man held for PSL match fixing

Johannesburg - A 41-year-old Gauteng man was arrested for alleged match fixing in Cape Town on Wednesday, Western Cape police said.

The man from Sandton, Johannesburg approached match officials at a hotel on Tuesday afternoon, and allegedly offered them a bribe to influence a match in favour of a soccer team vying for promotion to the lucrative Premier Soccer League, Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut said.

One of the soccer officials called the Hawks and a sting operation was set up at Cape Town's V&A Waterfront.

"As the transaction took place on Wednesday, the detectives appeared and arrested the suspect. A large amount of cash was seized."

The man was charged with corruption.
 
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