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Nepali footballers after they were ordered to be released on June 7, 2018 by a special court after their involvement in an alleged match fixing scandal couldn't be proved in court.

Nepali footballers embroiled in match fixing scandal. Source: (File Photo)

The Supreme Court has cleared former captain of the Nepali football team Sagar Thapa, players Sandeep Rai, Ritesh Thapa, Vikas Singh Chhetri, coach Anjan KC and physiotherapist Davis Thapa all of Nepal of match-fixing.

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The Supreme Court has cleared former captain of the Nepali football team Sagar Thapa, players Sandeep Rai, Ritesh Thapa, Vikas Singh Chhetri, coach Anjan KC and physiotherapist Davis Thapa all of Nepal of match-fixing.

, Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. Nepal captain Sagar Thapa and four other players were released on bail on Tuesday after they were charged with treason following a match-fixing probe which could see them jailed for life. The five players are accused of ta
Nepal's national team football player Ritesh Thapa, who was arrested on charges of match-fixing dating from 2009, speaks to the media in 2015 Source: AP

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