Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA spokesperson for the Marseille public prosecutor's office confirmed Wahi’s arrest on 29 May (Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)Ivory Coast footballer Elye Wahi, 23, was arrested by French police on 28 May on suspicion of match-fixing offences. Wahi is the subject of an active investigation into whether he deliberately received a yellow card during a Ligue 1 match between Nice and Metz on 17 May. A spokesperson for the Marseille public prosecutor's office confirmed his arrest on 29 May for alleged organised fraud, sports corruption, handling proceeds of crime, and money laundering. He was released following police questioning, and investigations into the allegations are currently ongoing. The forward started Ivory Coast’s 1-0 win against Ecuador on Sunday night.In fullIvory Coast’s World Cup star Elye Wahi ‘arrested over match-fixing offences’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Ivory Coast World Cup star ‘arrested over alleged match-fixing’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA spokesperson for the Marseille public prosecutor's office confirmed Wahi’s arrest on 29 May (Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)Ivory Coast footballer Elye Wahi, 23, was arrested by French police on 28 May on suspicion of match-fixing offences. Wahi is the subject of an active investigation into whether he deliberately received a yellow card during a Ligue 1 match between Nice and Metz on 17 May. A spokesperson for the Marseille public prosecutor's office confirmed his arrest on 29 May for alleged organised fraud, sports corruption, handling proceeds of crime, and money laundering. He was released following police questioning, and investigations into the allegations are currently ongoing. The forward started Ivory Coast’s 1-0 win against Ecuador on Sunday night.In fullIvory Coast’s World Cup star Elye Wahi ‘arrested over match-fixing offences’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
