The BBC has learnt that football's world governing body FIFA was warned before this year's World Cup of fears that Nigeria's team could
be vulnerable to
match-fixing. An investigator from UEFA, European football's top body, raised concerns such as betting patterns. Nigeria went out of the tournament in the first round losing to Greece. It's alleged certain Nigerian players
came forward
during qualifying, suggesting that their team was vulnerable to
manipulation
. FIFA doesn't deny getting a warning but says it's had no indication of match-fixing in any World Cup matches.
That's the latest BBC News.
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