Nepali Police on Wednesday detained four national team football players including Captain Sagar Thapa under charges of match-fixing. 

Along with Thapa, players Bikash Singh Chettri, Ritesh Thapa, Sandip Rai and coach Anjan KC have been held for their alleged involvement in fixing some of the national and international football matches.

“They have been arrested under charges of organised crime against the nation. We are investigating the issue in coordination with other nations,” Metropolitan Police Crime Division Chief SSP Sarbendra Khanal told the Post.