Sellers of fixed matches throw football into unending spin

Joseph Lamptey, Ghanaian referee banned by Fifa over match-fixing relating to South Africa versus Senegal during the 2018 Russia World Cup qualifying match on November 16, 2016. [Photo: Courtesy]

“Do you do football betting? And would you like to make cool cash out of it? Look no more. I happen to be a Darkweb source where I get sure tips twice a week. Odds ranging from 75 to 125 per ticket. Odds are 100% fixed.”

Samuel Kiragu still keeps this text he woke up to last week. It came from a stranger and thus could have been easily ignored. But Kiragu is an avid sports gambler and, in the recent past, has counted numerous near misses. Perhaps this was his day.