JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 12: Dickson Etuhu of Nigeria shields the ball away from Carlos Tevez of Argentina during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group B match between Argentina and Nigeria at Ellis Park Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
Former Nigerian international who also played for Manchester City, Dickson Etuhu has been found guilty of match-fixing.
The 37-year-old Etuhu was said to have attempted to conspire in the company of another man to offer former team-mate Kyriakos “Kenny” Stamatopoulos money to fix a game between AIK and IFK Gothenburg back in spring 2017.
“What preceded the meeting and what was said at the meeting must be seen in a context. In the opinion of the court, Kenny Stam has clearly been offered an improper benefit,” the Court Of Appeal in Stockholm said in its judgement published on Wednesday.
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The Stockholm District court has previously cleared the former Manchester City man of any wrongdoing, saying there was not enough evidence to prove he offered Stamatopoulos money during their time with AIK.
Etuhu, however, disclosed that he will be appealing the ruling after carefully study the Court’s pronouncement.
Etuhu played for Nigeria at the 2010 world cup in South African and played for Manchester City, Norwich, Sunderland, Fulham and Blackburn in the premier league.
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