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Argentina fielded a below-strength in Abuja<\/span> <\/p>\nFifa says it is investigating unusual betting patterns relating to Nigeria’s 4-1 win over Argentina in Abuja on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
When the score was 4-0 in the friendly game, a large number of bets were placed on there being a fifth goal.<\/p>\n
Only five minutes of injury time were shown, but eight had elapsed when Mauro Boselli scored a contentious penalty given against Joseph Yobo for handball.<\/p>\n
Fifa said in a statement: “This match was one we had an active interest in.”<\/p>\n
And the Nigerian Football Federation, which organised the match, said it would help Fifa’s investigation and also set up its own inquiry.<\/p>\n
“We will put all these measures [the inquiry] in place in the spirit of fair play and transparency,” NFF General Secretary Musa Amadu said in a statement. “But we would still insist that, until it is proven beyond doubt, we believe that we won this match fair and square.<\/p>\n
“There remains, to the best of our knowledge, no untoward motives to this game than to play it fairly and win it fairly.”<\/p>\n
Argentina’s involvement in the Copa America tournament meant they sent a largely sub-strength side, captained by Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta.<\/p>\n
Ike Uche opened the scoring after 10 minutes, with Victor Obinna adding a second from the penalty spot before Uche headed a third before half-time.<\/p>\n
Eight minutes after the restart Emmanuel Emenike lobbed a fourth goal, and the fifth goal of the match, refereed by Ibrahim Chaibou of Niger, came with the final kick of the game.<\/p>\n
The match took place the same day Fifa president Sepp Blatter was re-elected for a fourth term in office, pledging to improve the image of the game around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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