Tunisian football investigated for another alleged match-fixing scandal

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A company which operates Franceâ€™s national lottery games first flagged the suspicion of match tampering in Tunisia

French police and the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) have opened investigations on certain Tunisian football teams for the suspicion of match-fixing.

Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), a company which operates Franceâ€™s national lottery raised the red flag on suspicious betting activities around the French city of Nice involving Tunisian clubs.

A Tunisian Ligue 1 match between Ben Guerdane and Metlaoui raised eyebrows after cash bets amounting to $36,000 were placed hoursÂ before kickoff for the former to win on April 7.

Ben Guerdane went on to win 1-0 courtesy of a 53rd minute penalty.

The FTF has now compiled information which it has since handed to the Attorney General.

â€œThe entire file, as well as a video, was given to the Attorney General,â€ the FTF was quoted by BBC sport.

â€œIn conclusion, the federation will severely and rigorously deal with anything that would affect the sports charter and match tampering.â€

The FTF has also suspended a regional league under similar concerns of match manipulation after receiving â€œinformation indicating that there is a suspicion of tampering with the results of one of the matches of the Sidi Bouzid regional league.â€

According to BBC Sport, thisÂ is not the first time for FDJ, a company owned and run by the French government, to pick up suspicious betting behaviour on matches involving Ben Guerdane.

FDJÂ raised concerns twice last year after bets in Nice amounting to $90,000 were placed on Ben Guerdane who went on to win both matches.

2019-04-24 18:00:02

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