Ivory Coast’s Elye Wahi caught up in betting investigation

Wahi, who wasn’t immediately available to comment, wasn’t named as a suspect.

PARIS — Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi is at the center of an investigation into suspected sports corruption after unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card he received in a Ligue 1 match last month, according to statements from French authorities and the French Professional Football League (LFP).

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Wahi, who was not immediately available to comment, was not named as a suspect.

A spokesperson for the Marseille prosecutor’s office told Reuters a 23-year-old Ligue 1 player was taken into custody on May 29 as part of an investigation into suspected organized fraud, organized sports corruption, handling stolen goods and money laundering.