A Nigerian football agent, Henry
Chukwuma Okoroji, has been caught on film suggesting he could arrange a
yellow card during a World Cup game for more than £41,000 and a penalty
for £81,000. Okoroji, alongside his associate simply identified as Joe,
was caught in Italy telling an undercover reporter that they could fix
games and organise certain outcomes during the tournament in Brazil this
month.
Agent Henry Chukwuma Okoroji The pair also invited Lazio and Nigerian footballer Ogenyi Onazi, who seems not to have been involved in any fixing plot, to the meeting, in an attempt to enhance their credibility. Speaking to The Sun’s undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood, Okoroji said he had already recruited two Nigerian players for this summer’s tournament and was planning to fly to Brazil to oversee his scams during the tournament. The agent said: ‘Hundred per cent, two players. It’s left up to you people what you want to do.
You will pay for a yellow or a red card or a penalty.’ After making the offer, Okoroji rang a prominent Nigerian player and claimed he had agreed to take part in the fix. But Okoroji said: ‘The player cannot come because of his career, which is true. These things you cannot speak on the phone because they are monitoring, all agents, are monitoring his calls. Okoroji claims he was a professional footballer and got into match-fixing after he was approached as a player. During the conversation with the paper, he also said he could speak to a senior figure in the Nigerian Football Federation to influence squad selection for forthcoming tournament.
Agent Henry Chukwuma Okoroji The pair also invited Lazio and Nigerian footballer Ogenyi Onazi, who seems not to have been involved in any fixing plot, to the meeting, in an attempt to enhance their credibility. Speaking to The Sun’s undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood, Okoroji said he had already recruited two Nigerian players for this summer’s tournament and was planning to fly to Brazil to oversee his scams during the tournament. The agent said: ‘Hundred per cent, two players. It’s left up to you people what you want to do.
You will pay for a yellow or a red card or a penalty.’ After making the offer, Okoroji rang a prominent Nigerian player and claimed he had agreed to take part in the fix. But Okoroji said: ‘The player cannot come because of his career, which is true. These things you cannot speak on the phone because they are monitoring, all agents, are monitoring his calls. Okoroji claims he was a professional footballer and got into match-fixing after he was approached as a player. During the conversation with the paper, he also said he could speak to a senior figure in the Nigerian Football Federation to influence squad selection for forthcoming tournament.
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