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| The ex-Reading and Nigeria defender denied fraudulent trading charges. Getty Images |
Former Premier League
footballer Sam Sodje has appeared in court alongside three brothers accused of
charity fraud.
BBC
Africa Sport report continues:
The
ex-Reading defender denied fraudulent trading charges relating to the Sodje
Sports Foundation - a charity to raise money for Nigerian sport.
Mr
Sodje, 37, is jointly charged with elder brothers Efe, 44, Bright, 50 and
Stephen, 42.
Appearing
at the Old Bailey earlier, all four denied the offence.
The
charge relates to offences which allegedly took place between 2008 and 2014.
Sam,
from Kent, Efe and Bright, of Greater Manchester, and Stephen, from Bexley, are
due to stand trial in July.
They were all released on
bail.
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