Ivory Coast Forward Elye Wahi Misses World Cup Clash Due to Visa Issues Amid Corruption Probe
L'essentiel
- Ivory Coast's Elye Wahi will miss the World Cup match against Germany in Toronto due to not obtaining travel authorization.
- This comes after Wahi was linked to a sports corruption investigation involving unusual betting patterns in a recent Ligue 1 match.
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Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi will not travel to Canada for a World Cup match due to visa issues, coinciding with an investigation into suspected sports corruption.
Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi will not travel to Canada for this weekend’s World Cup clash with Germany in Toronto because his authorisation to visit the country has not been obtained, the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) said on Thursday.
The announcement came the day after Wahi was linked to an investigation into suspected sports corruption, with French authorities saying unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card Wahi received in a Ligue 1 match while playing for his club side Nice last month.
Wahi, who was not immediately available to comment, has not been named as a suspect.
A spokesperson for the Marseille prosecutor’s office told Reuters that a 23-year-old Ligue 1 player was taken into custody on May 29 as part of an investigation into suspected organised fraud, organised sports corruption, handling stolen goods and money laundering.
Wahi started up front when Ivory Coast defeated Ecuador 1-0 in their World Cup opener in Philadelphia on Monday. He will remain in the US pending the team’s return, the federation said.
Questions ouvertes
- Will Wahi be formally charged?
- What is the extent of the corruption probe?
- Will other players be implicated?
