World Cup player Elye Wahi arrested for alleged fixing offences on eve of tournament
French police arrested Elye Wahi on suspicion of match-fixing offenses. The Nice forward has been questioned in custody but has not been charged. He remains part of the tournament.
What changed
Updated to specify the arrest involved spot-fixing in Ligue 1 and that Wahi has not been charged.
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Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi arrested for match-fixing suspicions
confidence 80%French police arrested Elye Wahi on suspicion of match-fixing offenses. The Nice forward has been questioned in custody but has not been charged. He remains part of the tournament.
What's confirmed:
- French police arrested Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi on suspicion of match-fixing.
- Elye Wahi has not been charged.
Still unconfirmed:
- Wahi was arrested for Ligue 1 spot-fixing.
- Wahi is barred from entering Canada and will miss the match against Germany.
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Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi barred from Canada after match-fixing arrest
confidence 90%French police arrested 23-year-old forward Elye Wahi for alleged match-fixing offenses. Wahi played in the tournament opener in the United States but is now barred from entering Canada. This prevents him from participating in the match against Germany.
What's confirmed:
- French police arrested Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi for alleged match-fixing offenses.
- Wahi is 23 years old.
- Canada has barred Wahi from entry following his arrest for spot-fixing.
Still unconfirmed:
- Wahi is the subject of an active investigation.
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Ivory Coast Striker Elye Wahi Denied Entry to Canada After Fixing Arrest
confidence 90%Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi was arrested on May 29 for suspected spot-fixing offenses. Despite the arrest, he started the tournament's opening game in the United States. Canada has since denied him entry, preventing him from playing in Saturday's match against Germany.
What's confirmed:
- Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi was arrested on May 29 on suspicion of fixing offenses.
- Wahi started the opening game of the World Cup on Sunday in the United States.
- Canada has denied Wahi entry to the country.
- Wahi will not play in the match against Germany this Saturday.
- The French league reported an "unusual amount of bets" on Wahi receiving a yellow card while playing for Nice.
- Wahi is 23 years old.
Still unconfirmed:
- Wahi was arrested for "organised sports corruption".
- The investigation is specifically seeking to establish if Wahi deliberately earned a yellow card while playing for Nice.