This footballer in the Italian Serie A could face a four-year ban from all football competitions for his alleged involvement in match fixing. It is not just him alone, the Diego Giordano, a 40-year-old pizzeria owner in Udine could also face sanctions.
How did the match fixing happen? The player who is a goalie was booked for time-wasting in the 64th minute during one of the games in March 2024. Time wasting is a type of match fixing in addition to those from the ref and other officials.
Match fixing happens everywhere but it is only easier to detect in the smaller leagues
Read about it -
https://sportsration.com/maduka-okoye-in-trouble-as-investigation-begins-into-illegal-betting-accusation/It looks too silly. 65th minute is to early for time wasting. It would be possible, if he repeated it and got the second yellow card. I think that it is not about fixed matches but about betting rules for players. If i remember right, players can`t bet on event, they are involved in.
PS. We see time wasting in every second match but we don`t hear that it is fixed matches.