The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slapped Ghanaian referees with life bans with other receiving a minimum of ten-year suspensions.
This decision was arrived at following the revelations of the Anas exposé, which caught several of the referees on camera receiving bribes.
On 5th August 2018, the Disciplinary Board of Confédération Africaine de Football held a meeting in order to decide over the cases of the referees named by media as being corrupted on CAF and Federation Matches.
The latest move by the continent’s football governing body comes few days after the Referees Appointment Committee announced that it has suspended 78 referees for alleged corrupt practices.
According to the statement from the meeting, the banned referees include; Mr. David Laryea, Assistant Referee (Ghana): life ban from all CAF related football activities;
2. Mr. Lathbridge Reginald, Referee (Ghana): 10 years ban from all CAF related football activities;
3. Mr. Nantierre Eric, Assistant Referee (Ghana): 10 years ban from all CAF related football activities;
4. Mr. Fleischer Cecil, Referee (Ghana): 10 years ban from all CAF related football activities;
5. Mr. Ouedraogo Dawood, Referee (Ghana): 10 years ban from all CAF related football activities;
6. Mr. Salifu Malik, Assistant Referee (Ghana): 10 years ban from all CAF related football activities;
7. Mrs. Akongyam Theresa, Women Assistant Referee (Ghana): 10 years ban from all CAF related football activities;
8. Mr. Wellington Joseph, Technical Instructor (Ghana): 10 years ban from all CAF
related football activities.
While another set of 14 officials officials are provisionally suspended pending their appearance in front of
the next meeting of the Disciplinary Board.
See the list:
1. Mr. Bello Aboudou, Referee (Benin)
2. Mr. Baba Leno, Referee (Guinea)
3. Mr. Aderito Marida Silva, Assistant Referee (Guinea Bissau)
4. Mr. Daouda Gueye, Referee (Senegal)
5. Mr. Nkounkou Messie, Referee (Congo)
6. Mr. Yamba Armand Gildas, Assistant Referee (Congo)
7. Mr. Blaise Boutamba, Assistant Referee (Congo)
8. Mr. Hamada Nampiandraza, Referee (Madagascar)
9. Mr. Kokolo Fitial Charel Just, Referee (Congo)
10.Mr. Adii Prosper, Referee (Ghana)
11.Mr. Isaka Ayensu Afful, Referee (Ghana)
12.Mr. Anafo Nathan, Referee (Ghana)
13.Mr. Badiu Ibrahim, Assistant Referee (Ghana)
14.Mr. Yekey Jerry, Referee (Liberia)