With a former Kaizer Chiefs star facing charges of match-fixing, the latest in the case has now been revealed after the player was due to make a court appearance on Monday.
Ex-Amakhosi midfielder Kearyn Baccus made the headlines for all the wrong reasons last month, when he was implicated in an illegal bet-fixing scheme in Australia.
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Baccus and his former Macarthur FC teammates Ulises Davila and Clayton Lewis were all implicated in the matter, with Davila, who was captain of the aforementioned team but had his contract officially terminated earlier on Monday, believed be the alleged local ringleader in the scheme said to be run by a Colombian mastermind.
According to New Zealand outlet 1News, Baccus was due to make his second appearance at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Monday but his case was heard without him being present in court, with prosecutors set to present a brief of evidence to the players' lawyers by 22 August.
The 32-year-old is accused of deliberately receiving yellow cards, with investigators alleging that the incidents took place during games played on 24 November and 9 December 2023. It is said that hundreds of thousands of dollars were paid out in winnings as a result, per Yahoo! News.
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It is said Baccus and his fellow accomplice Lewis were paid up to Aus $10 000 (about R120 000) by Davila for their suspected involvement.
It is further claimed that the players also made an attempt to commit the same actions on 20 April and 4 May this year, but those attempts were unsuccessful.
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Earlier this month, Baccus was released by Macarthur as a free agent, ending a two-year spell with the club he joined after his three-year stint at Naturena.
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