KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian football club suspended all of its coaches and officials for two weeks yesterday over suspected match-fixing following a series of heavy defeats, reports said.
The suspicions swirling around Perak FA, which represents the state of Perak in the top-tier Malaysian Super League, are the latest in a string of corruption allegations to taint the sport in the football-mad country.
National news agency Bernama said state football authorities in Perak planned to lodge reports with police and anti-graft authorities after a run of three losses including a 6-1 drubbing on Saturday.
Deputy president Khairul Azwan Harun told reporters the Perak Football Association (PAFA), which fields the team, had also launched their own internal inquiry to investigate what happened.
The side’s poor performance saw it crash out of contention for the Malaysia Cup despite earlier leading its group.
“They are given two weeks to carry out the investigation and report the findings to PAFA’s main executive committee,” Khairul Azwan said.
Malaysian football has repeatedly been stained by match-fixing scandals.AFP
