Ivory Coast's Elye Wahi denied Canada visa amid spot-fixing allegations

Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi , who is being investigated into suspected spot-fixing, has not been authorized to travel to Canada for his team's next World Cup match against Germany , the Ivorian soccer federation said Thursday. Ivory Coast faces Germany on Saturday in Toronto. The federation said Wahi will not be able to travel with the squad because "the necessary administrative authorizations for his entry into Canadian territory could not be obtained at this stage." Wahi started in attack for Ivory Coast when they beat Ecuador 1-0 in their opening game in Philadelphia on Monday. He will remain in the United States pending the team's return, the federation said. The French soccer league said Wednesday that an "unusual amount of bets" were placed internationally on Wahi receiving a yellow card during a Ligue 1 game with Nice in May. The French league was alerted by partners monito