CORRUPTION OFFICE ASKED TO INVESTIGATE MATCH-FIXING
The Discipline Council of the Mozambican Football League (LMF) has sent to the Central Office for the Fight Against Corruption (GCCC) claims made by Arnaldo Salvado, former trainer of the national team, of serious corruption and match-fixing.The GCCC is a specialist unit operating from the Attorney-General’s Office.Salvado’s most explosive claim is that players of the club Atletico Muculmano (Moslem Athletic) were bribed to lose a key match in the main national football competition, Mocambola.Those who did the bribing, according to Salvado, were leaders of a second Moslem club, the Liga Muculmana (Moslem League). As a result, Liga Mucalmana won its match against Atletico Muculmano and went on to win the championship.Salvado’s letter, extracts from which were published by the independent daily “O Pais”, goes into detail about the alleged bribes. He claimed, for example, that the Atletico Muculmano goalkeeper was paid 10,000 meticais (about 280 US dollars) in advance of the game, with promises of more to come later, and that another team member was asked for his bank account number so that a bribe could be deposited.If Salvado’s claims are proved, this could lead to Liga Mucalmana losing its title, and even being thrown out of Mocambola. Salvado asked the LMF not to award Liga Muculmana the title of champion, until a full investigation has been undertaken.But in reality Liga Muculmana has already been awarded the championship, and the LMF has already handed over the cup – though, if match-fixing claims are proven, the club could still be stripped of the title.In a separate letter, Salvado claimed that “a considerable group of referees” are systematically “distorting results and adulterating championships”. The National Commission of Football Referees (CNAF) has promised to respond to this letter.
The Discipline Council of the Mozambican Football League (LMF) has sent to the Central Office for the Fight Against Corruption (GCCC) claims made by Arnaldo Salvado, former trainer of the national team, of serious corruption and match-fixing.The GCCC is a specialist unit operating from the Attorney-General’s Office.Salvado’s most explosive claim is that players of the club Atletico Muculmano (Moslem Athletic) were bribed to lose a key match in the main national football competition, Mocambola.Those who did the bribing, according to Salvado, were leaders of a second Moslem club, the Liga Muculmana (Moslem League). As a result, Liga Mucalmana won its match against Atletico Muculmano and went on to win the championship.Salvado’s letter, extracts from which were published by the independent daily “O Pais”, goes into detail about the alleged bribes. He claimed, for example, that the Atletico Muculmano goalkeeper was paid 10,000 meticais (about 280 US dollars) in advance of the game, with promises of more to come later, and that another team member was asked for his bank account number so that a bribe could be deposited.If Salvado’s claims are proved, this could lead to Liga Mucalmana losing its title, and even being thrown out of Mocambola. Salvado asked the LMF not to award Liga Muculmana the title of champion, until a full investigation has been undertaken.But in reality Liga Muculmana has already been awarded the championship, and the LMF has already handed over the cup – though, if match-fixing claims are proven, the club could still be stripped of the title.In a separate letter, Salvado claimed that “a considerable group of referees” are systematically “distorting results and adulterating championships”. The National Commission of Football Referees (CNAF) has promised to respond to this letter.
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