The Federation of International Football have handed Ghanaian player Michael Boateng a worldwide liftetime ban from football after he admitted accepting a bribe to fix a match in the Conference South.
Former Whitehawk defender Michael Boateng was sentenced to 16
months while businessmen Chann Sankaran and Krishna Ganeshan
were handed five-year terms after being found guilty of conspiracy
to commit bribery.
Ganeshan and Sankaran were caught on camera by an NCA
surveillance operation paying Boateng and later placing bets and
exchanging large amounts of foreign currency.
Telephone conversations were also recorded before the NCA took the
decision to go in and arrest Sankaran and Ganeshan who were
carrying over £3,000 in cash between them at the time when they
were detained.
Below is the statement on Fifa's website:
A lifetime ban imposed by The Football Association (The FA) against British player Michael Boateng (from England) in relation to match manipulation has been extended by FIFA to have worldwide effect.
Michael Boateng admitted to charges laid against him by The FA for several breaches of The FA Rules, including accepting a bribe, gift, reward or other consideration which was, or appeared to be, related to seeking to influence the outcome or conduct of a match or competition. The player also admitted to the charge of failing to report the offer made to him.
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