Why Players Aren’t Listening, and Federations Aren’t Asking - Interview with a Former Match-Fixer

Former footballer Moses Swaibu, once jailed for match-fixing, is trying to fundamentally change how players are trained for when organized crime comes knocking.

Moses Swaibu gives one of those interviews that stays with you. A former player with Crystal Palace and Lincoln City, he was jailed for sixteen months in 2015 after becoming embroiled in a match-fixing ring.

Since then, Swaibu has worked to expose and fix the glaring problems he sees with the way athletes are taught about integrity, betting, and organised crime, through his organisation, GameChanger360.

In a wide-ranging interview, the Sports and Crime Briefing sat down with Swaibu to discuss how match-fixers latch onto vulnerable players, why young athletes don’t pay attention to integrity seminars, and much more.

Sports and Crime Briefing (SCB): Moses, let’s start with the heart of it: What led you into match-fixing, and how did that experience shape your current mission?

Moses Swaibu: To be honest, you don’t really understand the mechanics of match-fixing unless you’ve lived it. This isn’t something you can fully grasp by reading about it or studying it—it’s about understanding the mo…