False Glory, Baby Footballers

When an unknown athlete defies the odds to finish in the top ten in the Comrades Marathon, the celebrations turn to suspicion as the race becomes one of the most audacious cheating scandals.

Togo’s national soccer team travelled to play against Bahrain in 2011, but the Togolese authorities knew nothing of the match. The bogus game had been set up by a man who claimed to have rigged more than 80 matches worldwide.

Great players in football have made the journey from the African continent to the top tier of European football. What happens when unscrupulous businessmen take advantage of the dreams of young players?