4 Tanzanian referees banned for life after match-fixing investigation in domestic league

Tanzanian soccer refs banned over match-fixing

ARUSHA, Tanzania — Tanzania has banned four referees for life for fixing games.

The Tanzanian soccer federation says the four were disciplined Tuesday. The referees have denied any wrongdoing.

The referees allegedly received about $200 each to fix last month’s game in the domestic league between Maji Maji and Mtibwa Sugar. Maji Maji won 1-0 and was fined about $10,000 for its role.

An investigative committee also banned the secretary general of a regional referees for five years.