Scotland’s friendly against Nigeria tonight is set to go ahead under a cloud of suspicion, with the match understood to be under investigation by the police for match-fixing.
The National Crime Agency, which investigates serious and organised crime, is reported to have asked Fifa to issue an alert over attempts to fix the game at Fulham’s Craven Cottage.
No Scotland players are understood to be involved, while Nigeria manager Stephen Keshi also distanced his squad from the allegations.
A SFA spokesman said: “We are liaising with the relevant authorities and will prepare for the match as normal.”
Keshi said: “We’re not part of this. We don’t know anything about this. We’re here to play.”
Stoke City and Nigeria attacker Peter Odemwingie said: “This is the first time I’m hearing it. I’m with the players every minute, every day, we don’t hear of this.”
The match is a home fixture for Nigeria, who are finalising their preparations ahead of the World Cup in Brazil which starts on June 12.
Scotland failed to qualify for the World Cup and this is the team’s last scheduled game before they begin their qualification campaign in September for the European championship finals in 2016.