A 41-year-old Gauteng man was arrested for alleged match fixing in Cape Town on Wednesday, Western Cape police said.
The man from Sandton, Johannesburg approached match officials at a hotel on Tuesday afternoon, and allegedly offered them a bribe to influence a match in favour of a soccer team vying for promotion to the lucrative Premier Soccer League, Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut said.
One of the soccer officials called the Hawks and a sting operation was set up at Cape Town's Waterfront.
“As the transaction took place on Wednesday, the detectives appeared and arrested the suspect. A large amount of cash was seized.”
The man was charged with corruption. -
Sapa