Moses Swaibu

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Moses Swaibu (born 9 May 1989 in Islington, England) is an English former professional footballer who later became a entrepreneur, public speaker, and sports integrity advocate. He founded Game Changer 360, an AI-powered education company focused on teaching integrity in sport.

Football career
Swaibu was a defender who played for several clubs during his career. He began with Crystal Palace, spent time on loan at Weymouth, then moved to Bromley, Lincoln City, Kettering Town, Bromley again, Sutton United, and Whitehawk. He made 165 league appearances in total and scored four goals, with his most prominent Football League spell at Lincoln City.

Match-fixing case and prison
In 2013, Swaibu was involved in a match-fixing investigation. He was charged in 2014 and found guilty on 29 April 2015 of conspiracy to commit bribery, receiving a 16-month prison sentence.

Life after prison
Upon his release, Swaibu began working with organizations like FIFA and the Premier League to help them understand match fixing and how to prevent it. He also focused on youth mentorship and education, using his experiences to steer young people away from violence and crime. In 2019, he launched a community initiative to inspire young people from deprived areas through sport and education and began giving talks at Premier League academies.

Advocacy and writing
Swaibu has urged reforms to protect Black footballers, especially in the wake of the George Floyd protests, by supporting formal mentoring systems. He wrote a memoir, Fixed: My Secret Life as a Match Fixer, published in 2025. He is the founder of 30 Decades Ltd, a media and intellectual property company, and writer, co-presenter, and associate producer of the BBC podcast Confessions of a Match Fixer, which won multiple awards and was praised by The Guardian as a gripping, redeeming story.

Awards and recognition
His podcast won the Sports Journalists' Association Award for Best Audio Documentary in 2024 and Best Documentary at the True Crime Awards in 2024. The project expanded his influence, helping explain how match fixing works to a broad audience and influencing policy discussions on sports integrity.

Current work
Swaibu continues to lead Game Changer 360, an education platform that aims to modernize integrity training for athletes and stakeholders with interactive, mobile-friendly learning. He remains active in international efforts to fight corruption in sport and to improve education and mentoring for young people.