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Cypriot Second Division team PO Achyronas-Onisillos have been fined 50k euros for match fixing following information of suspicious betting activity of the team to lose by at least 3 goals vs Digenis Akritas Morphou. Digenis Akritas Morphou scored their 3rd goal in the 93rd minute.

Minister’s row with Apoel heats up

An interesting set of events is unfolding in acypriot football at the moment. It looks like the government is opening criminal cases against all thr clubs that owe money to the taxman. The only clubs that do not, according to the exposé by Cypriot news agency Phileleftheros...

We should be going live any second now... www.youtube.com/live/6iCBC9b...

#Cyprus is a small football nation. But make up for it with some bat shit crazy supporters 'culture' (And don't get us started on the actions or lack thereof from the various Government/Police/Admin agencies etc...)

Another example of the extremely tribal nature of supporting a football team in Cyprus... AEL vs. Apollon happened a couple of days ago. The match is traditionally the big Limassol Derby, and fans of the two teams get up to a lot, a lot of trouble.

Includes a couple on #Cyprus 🇨🇾 related note: #6 APOP Kinyras open.spotify.com/episode/0gfv... #54 AEK Larnaca (complete with the sultry tones of @kafesandflares.bsky.social) open.spotify.com/episode/48dg...

Another ex Cypriot league player/manager taking a management role in the English pyramid @kafesandflares.bsky.social, ex Anorthosis player Iñigo Calderón took the Bristol Rovers job last week for his first senior management role.

Here's a 3rd episode of me talking at you about something in Cyprus Football! Today, I'm talking about what happened to Apollon and Sofronis Avgousti since they left each other last time! Ladies and gentlemen, SOUPA AVGOUSTI-MONI youtu.be/aC5wSQTBvf8?... Happy Holidays!

Here's a 3rd episode of me talking at you about something in Cyprus Football! Today, I'm talking about what happened to Apollon and Sofronis Avgousti since they left each other last time! Ladies and gentlemen, SOUPA AVGOUSTI-MONI youtu.be/aC5wSQTBvf8?... Happy Holidays!

And we have the confirmed matches for teams in Cyprus in the Playoff Knockout Round of the Europa Confernece League! Celje vs APOEL Omonia vs Pafos

About last night... Three Cyprus teams in the Conference League knockouts, albeit jn the playoffs! APOEL, Pafos FC and Omonia are all through. Here's an added little nugget of intrigue... there's a guarantee that 2 of the 3 will play each other. An AIONIO derby in Europe? Don't mind if I do!

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The Cyprus FA have confirmed the game has been postponed as advised by the police. Along with this the Cyprus Police has also released a statement saying that the game has been postponed after the CFA took it's advice and has informed the National Betting Authority to stop all bets on the game.

The other team involved in the match have also put out a statement on Facebook with spelling errors and capital letters everywhere, but in essence saying that they will aid in anyway they can, but that the police should make their evidence public.

AEZ Zakakiou have released a statement demanding the FA do not postpone their game vs PO Achyronas-Onisillos after it was found out the Cypriot Police asked the FA to reschedule the game following match fixing allegations sent to them.

Sofronis Avgousti is on his 3rd job of the season after leaving Karmiotissa and the Cyprus National Team to take over Apollon for the 3rd time in his career. 4 games for the National Team after taking over end of September. What are the odds of him being sacked by February?

Here's another video by yours truly on the association coefficients for Cyprus teams this season so far in Europe. Look out for my horse impression. I feel it's a good one. youtu.be/xRMVEIxEBNI?...

Cyprus are drawn in Group H of the Eurpean Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, and will play against Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and San Marino I mean... St least 6 points, surely?