A Madagascan newspaper is reporting that, multimillionaire owner of TP Mazambe, Moise Katumbi, allegedly bribed Zimbabwe goalkeeper Elvis Chipezeze to underperform in DR Congo’s 4 – 0 win over the Brave Warriors in their final Group A clash on June 30.
According to the report, “A large sum of money was supposed to be transferred into the bank of the Zimbabwean goalkeeper but the transaction was not completed after an Egyptian bank raised the red flag and reportedly declined to handle the issue.”
It is allegedly, Katumbi paid a large amount of money to Chipezeze to allow DR Congo score at will. Substitute keeper Chipezeze, who only played in the match after first- choice George Chigova picked up an injury during the warm- up, refused to comment on the issue , saying he’s been advised not to respond to the reports.
However, Katumbi sent a statement to CAF, denying all allegations and calling them partial fiction and poor journalism.
The statement reads “Mr. Katumbi formally denounces these accusations English. Mr. Katumbi would wish to underline that by the time these alleged accusations happened, he had already left Egypt. So it was physically impossible for him to approach any players. His passport confirms this and a copy of that is attached to this letter.”