The NZ Herald stories the case concerned a participant from the Cape Verde soccer workforce throughout a four-team FIFA collection in March, additionally involving New Zealand, Finland and Chile.
“Police can affirm an allegation is below investigation, reported to us on 10 April 2026 in central Auckland,” a police spokesperson advised RNZ at the moment.
“We’re unable to remark additional presently.”
RNZ has approached NZ Soccer for remark.
The match from March 27-30 was a part of the All Whites’ build-up in direction of subsequent month’s FIFA World Cup in North America.
The house facet misplaced 2-0 to Finland, however beat Chile 4-1.
Ranked 69th on this planet, Cape Verde have certified for the World Cup as certainly one of 9 African groups, after successful a bunch that included Cameroon, Libya, Angola, Mauritius and Eswatini (previously Swaziland).
They are going to be based mostly in Tampa, Florida, and can contest a pool that includes Spain, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.
Throughout their go to to New Zealand, they misplaced 4-2 to Chile and drew 1-1 with Finland, each video games at Auckland’s Eden Park.
