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Details why FIFA banned Kenyan footballer ‘Wise’ Owino for 10 years

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Mathare United FC's Captain and Defender George Owino during training at Goan Institute grounds Nairobi on Jan 16, 2018. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Former Kenyan international George ‘Wise’ Owino has been banned from all football-related activities for ten years and slapped with Sh1.5 million fine by world football governing body, Fifa, for match-fixing.

In a statement issued yesterday by Fifa, the 37-year-old Owino was found guilty of being involved in match manipulation in violation of art. 69 par. 1 of the Fifa Disciplinary Code (Unlawfully influencing match results.

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