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Bafana games in FIFA match-fixing probe: Report

27 June 2011 - 09:59 By Sport Staff
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66 CAPS: Teko Modise (R) of Bafana tackled by Carlos Galledo of Guatamala during the International Friendly match between South Africa and Guatemala at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on May 31, 2010 in Polokwane. Modise first played for the South African national team during the 2007 COSAFA Cup. He made his first appearance with the senior team on 26 May 2007 against Malawi. He has scored ten goals for the national team and has been an instrumental player in many of Bafana Bafana's international matches. His last appearance for Bafana Bafana was on 12 October 2012 against Poland in the Fifa international friendly, played in Warsaw.
66 CAPS: Teko Modise (R) of Bafana tackled by Carlos Galledo of Guatamala during the International Friendly match between South Africa and Guatemala at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on May 31, 2010 in Polokwane. Modise first played for the South African national team during the 2007 COSAFA Cup. He made his first appearance with the senior team on 26 May 2007 against Malawi. He has scored ten goals for the national team and has been an instrumental player in many of Bafana Bafana's international matches. His last appearance for Bafana Bafana was on 12 October 2012 against Poland in the Fifa international friendly, played in Warsaw.
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A FIFA investigation into match-fixing is to include World Cup warm-up matches played by Bafana Bafana.

The Sunday Sun reported that investigators would focus on two games SA played before hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup - their 5-0 victory over Guatemala on May 31 and their 2-1 victory over Colombia on May 27.

FIFA are looking into the activities of Niger referee Ibrahim Chaibou, who recently handled the match where Nigeria trounced Argentina 4-1.

Chaibou also refereed the game against Guatemala, a record victory margin for Bafana.

The report said FIFA also wanted to learn how Chaibou came to referee a match in South Africa and who had arranged for him to be invited.

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