Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi, who is under investigation over alleged betting-related offences, has been granted permission to travel to Canada for his country’s World Cup fixture against the German national football team, the Ivorian football federation said.
According to ESPN on Friday, the federation had earlier indicated that the 23-year-old would be unable to travel. Still, it later confirmed in a revised statement that the required authorisations had now been secured.
PUNCH Online quoted Athletic on Thursday as saying that French police arrested Wahi in May as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged spot-fixing activities.
Wahi started in Monday’s 1-0 win over the Ecuador national football team in Philadelphia.
The Elephants are scheduled to face Germany on Saturday in Toronto in their second match of the tournament.
Taous Ait, a spokesperson for Canada’s immigration minister, declined to comment on the situation, citing the need for authorisation from the
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