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Summary The players were initially banned from taking part in any football-related activity, FIFA said.
FIFA has extended the two-year suspensions for six players implicated in fixing matches in Finland to apply worldwide.FIFA says the players were initially banned from taking part in any football-related activity through to April 5, 2013, by the Finland Football Federation last month.They are: Godfrey Chibanga, Chileshe Chibwe, Steven Kunda, Christopher Musonda, Chanda Mwaba and Nchimunya Mweetwa.The Zambian players with the RoPS team from Rovaniemi were implicated in a match-fixing scandal that led to a criminal trial last year.Several players received suspended prison sentences for accepting up to $40,000 in bribes to manipulate the outcome of matches.Singapore businessman Wilson Raj Perumal received a two-year prison sentence.
