A former footballer who was sent to jail for match-fixing has now revealed how his first night in prison was "the worst of his life".
Moses Swaibu began his career at Crystal Palace, where he failed to get a chance to play in the Premier League before drifting down the leagues and ending up in England's fourth professional tier with Lincoln City.
It was there where Swaibu became involved in match-fixing for an international crime network, for which he later ended up spending four months in jail in 2015.
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With the 33-year-old having become one of the first footballers since the 1960s to stand trial in relation to match-fixing, Swaibu has now shared how tormenting his first night in prison was.
"People were banging on the door," he told The Athletic.
"People were crying, screaming.
"It's grimy. Everything's run-down.
"There's bugs, cockroaches, drug use, violence.
"There are things going on that even the people who work there turn a blind eye to.
"You're around murderers, drug addicts.
"You don't want to know what's going on outside your cell door."
He also revealed the shame he felt when his daughter visited him in jail.
"My daughter came to visit me and she was running around like it was a playground," Swaibu continued.
"The last place you ever want your child to visit you is inside prison."She was searched on her way in. She had to go through X amount of doors to see her dad. She was two years old.
"I was in an orange top, with a beard, no haircut, the most vulnerable version she was ever going to find me.
"When it was time for her to go home, she held my hand and said, 'OK, Dad, let's go'.
"That was the one time I broke down. I went back to my cell and said, 'Del (Delroy Facey, his Lincoln City teammate who introduced him to the criminal activity), what the f*** have we done?'.
"On the first night in prison, there were no pillows. There was one sheet that we had to rip apart to cover ourselves with. There was barely a running tap.
"I said, 'Del, do you remember when we played Leeds United in the cup and it was on TV? We were professional football players. We came into this game that we both loved. I looked up to you like a big brother. I had the world at my feet. Now look at us.'"
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Swaibu also shared insight into his first experience in the world of match-fixing.
"He (Facey) called me and a few of the other lads into a room," he continued.
"There was another guy there, too. The guy turned round and said, 'Look, you've got a match tomorrow, this is what I want the score to be.
"'There's some money here for you and, if the fix comes in, everyone gets paid.'
"The money got pulled out. Sixty grand, in euros.
"He put it on the bed and everyone just looked at each other."
Although Swaibu was initially sentenced to 16 months in jail, after four months he was allowed to serve the rest of his sentence on licence, with a tag on his ankle.
Today, he dedicates his time to warning others of the dangers of gambling and match-fixing.
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