{"id":98048,"date":"2025-03-18T18:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/muhazi-united-suspend-coach-miggy-amid-match-fixing-scandal"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:57:59","slug":"muhazi-united-suspend-coach-miggy-amid-match-fixing-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/muhazi-united-suspend-coach-miggy-amid-match-fixing-scandal","title":{"rendered":"Muhazi United suspend coach Miggy amid match fixing scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda top tier side Muhazi United have suspended their assistant coach Jean Baptiste \u2018Miggy\u2019 Mugiraneza indefinitely pending ongoing investigation regarding a case involving him in an alleged match fixing scandal, club president Longin Nkaka Mfizi confirmed to Times Sport on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension follows a leaked audio recording which surfaced on Monday, March 17 where a person, alleged to be Mugiraneza, is heard asking a Musanze FC defender Shafiq Bakaki \u2018for a favour\u2019 to facilitate his own team\u2019s defeat against Kiyovu SC when the pair faced off over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The win would have got the Green Baggies out of relegation zone in the Rwandan Premier League which is nine match days away from conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Mugiraneza is said to have a greed a deal to coach Kiyovu next season and, in the recording, he is heard promising the player to return the favour by taking him to Kiyovu FC when he takes charge next season.<\/p>\n<p>However, the player turned down the offer, explaining that it is against his Islamic principles especially during this time of Ramadan when he was observing &#8220;Swaum.&#8221; Instead, he chose to inform the club management about the coach\u2019s plot which failed as Musanze went on to win 3-0 with Bakaki scoring the second goal of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Club president Mfizi told Times Sport that the club management has decided to suspend the former national team Amavubi captain, as investigation on the case continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have taken decision to suspend him (Jean Baptiste \u2018Miggy\u2019 Mugiraneza) indefinitely. I will not go into the details as we are doing investigations about him,\u201d Mfizi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t taken any decision yet as we are still looking into the issue. The final decision will depend on the authenticity and the gravity of what he is alleged,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mugiraneza joined Muhazi United at the start of the season as assistant to head coach Emmanuel Ruremesha. Prior to his move, he was assistant coach to Sosthene Habimana at Musanze FC during the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Rwanda top tier side Muhazi United have suspended their assistant coach Jean Baptiste \u2018Miggy\u2019 Mugiraneza indefinitely pending ongoing investigation regarding a case involving him in an alleged match fixing scandal, club president Longin Nkaka Mfizi confirmed to Times Sport on Tuesday. 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