World Cup: Ivory Coast’s Elye Wahi denied Canada entry for Germany match
Al Jazeera • • sports
Key Points:
- Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi will miss the World Cup match against Germany in Toronto as he has not obtained authorization to enter Canada, according to the Ivorian Football Federation.
- Wahi was recently linked to a French investigation into suspected sports corruption involving unusual betting patterns related to a yellow card he received in a Ligue 1 match last month.
- Although Wahi has not been named a suspect, a 23-year-old Ligue 1 player was taken into custody on May 29 in connection with organized fraud, sports corruption, handling stolen goods, and money laundering.
- Wahi played in Ivory Coast’s 1-0 victory over Ecuador in their World Cup opener and will remain in the United States until the team returns from Canada.
