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Two soccer players and a betting agent are convicted of match-fixing in Hong Kong
Two players and a betting agent were convicted after investigators said the scheme covered about 30 matches and used illegal bets to rig results.
- West Kowloon Court convicted former Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok, Luciano Silva da Silva, and betting agent Waheed Mohammad of conspiracy to cheat at gambling in the city's largest match-fixing case.
- The trio operated a gambling scheme involving intentionally losing matches, fixing more than 30 games in the First Division between 2021 and 2023 to place illegal bets.
- Fok, a 32-year-old Nigerian-born defender, violated the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance by offering $10,000 per match to a Hong Kong Football Club teammate to participate in fixing.
- Following the verdict, the court remanded all three defendants in custody and adjourned proceedings to May 29 for sentencing pending background reports.
- Separately, the court acquitted a fourth defendant, 31-year-old footballer To Chun-kiu, of one count of conspiracy to cheat at gambling.
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Two soccer players and a betting agent are convicted of match-fixing in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong court has convicted two soccer players and a betting agent with bribing others to fix matches in the city's top football leagues.
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