MACC calls up several Kedah footballers over Malaysia Cup match-fixing allegations

Kedah fans during the Malaysia Cup final recently.

ALOR SETAR: Several Kedah footballers have been called in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) over allegations of match-fixing in the Malaysia Cup finald against Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) last Saturday (Nov 4).

Kedah Football Association (KFA) president Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said that he welcomed the action by the MACC and said that he hoped the investigations could be sped up.

“I was told the MACC called several players and I see that as a normal matter when there are allegations of corruption. It is their right to investigate these issues and call up people in the course of the investigation,” he said on Saturday (Nov 11).

He said that the allegation was not made by the KFA but by netizens, adding that he hoped the claims that have gone viral could be cleared up to preserve the organisation’s good name.

Ahmad Bashah also called on players to step up and lodge a report with the MACC if they have evidence to support the allegations.

An allegation that has gone viral online claimed that seven Lang Merah players received RM200,000 bribes each for the final held at the Shah Alam Stadium.

JDT defeated Kedah 2-0 in the game. - Bernama