I’m former EFL star who arranged to fix match with team-mates, then we accidentally played better than usual

FORMER Lincoln and Bromley defender Moises Swaibu has revealed he attempted to throw a game but that his team then accidentally began playing well.

Last week, the 35-year-old claimed five Premier League players have been targeted by match-fixers.

Swaibu made the controversial remarks in an interview with The Telegraph.

He did not name the individuals but confirmed the approaches took place between 2015 and 2019.

Swaibu also discussed his own experience with match-fixing in football, revealing he was one of five players in on a scheme to concede two goals in the first half of a match.

But he also confirmed when his side were losing 2-0 to Eastbourne that trying to lose the match became more of a difficult task than many would have envisaged.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, he said: “I remember that game almost like it was yesterday.

“But all I could think was if this is actually true there’s still an element of it’s too good to be true.

“It wasn’t until I realised in the first five minutes of that game that I’m telling the wingers to hold back but they’re attacking.”

Swaibu went on to state his team-mates told him they were “trying” to “relax on the counter-attack”.

Before he added: “The [Eastbourne] striker played for the county and the district when we were younger, he’s one of the best strikers in the league.

“I’m like, ‘I’m actually trying to help you score goals and you can’t score’.

“As he’s rolling, he’s getting his shots off but they are wide and I’m like ‘No man, this ain’t happening’.”

Strict betting regulations are in place for players in the Premier League, EFL, National League, Women’s Super League, and Women’s Championship.

Brentford striker Ivan Toney and Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali are among the players to have received lengthy bans for betting related breaches over the past 18 months.