Five Nepali footballers have been charged with treason over allegations of match-fixing during qualifiers in 2011 for the World Cup, police said.
Former Captain Sagar Thapa and goalkeeper Ritesh Thapa as well as three others were arrested last month.
Police said significant sums of money were found in their bank accounts from suspected match-fixers in South East Asia.
The athletes allegedly deliberately lost a number of qualifiers.
"The government has charged the five footballers arrested last month with treason and has sought a life sentence as punishment," Bhadrakali Pokharel, registrar at the Special Court in Kathmandu, told AFP news agency. Full story...
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Former Captain Sagar Thapa and goalkeeper Ritesh Thapa as well as three others were arrested last month.
Police said significant sums of money were found in their bank accounts from suspected match-fixers in South East Asia.
The athletes allegedly deliberately lost a number of qualifiers.
"The government has charged the five footballers arrested last month with treason and has sought a life sentence as punishment," Bhadrakali Pokharel, registrar at the Special Court in Kathmandu, told AFP news agency. Full story...
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