The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned 11 referees and assistant referees for various acts of misconduct purported to have been captured in the “media”.
A statement released on the CAF official media handle has the names of officials from various African countries among the list of banned referees, some of whom are for life.
No Ghanaian official is found in the list of banned referees. However, 10 Ghanaian referees and assistants have been invited before the CAF Disciplinary Board on the 5th August, 2018 for hearing. The 10 are joined by a Liberian official who have all been “provisionally suspended pending their appearance”, the statement said.
Below is the full media release from CAF:
MEDIA RELEASE
DECISIONS OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF 7th JULY 2018
On 7th July 2018, the Disciplinary Board of Confédération Africaine de Football held a
meeting in order to decide over the cases of the referees named in media.
The following decisions were taken by the CAF Disciplinary Board regarding the
referees involved.
1. Mr. Marwa Range, Assistant Referee (Kenya) : life ban from all CAF related
football activities;
2. Mr. Boukari Ouedraogo, Referee (Burkina Faso): 5 years ban from all CAF
related football activities;
3. Mr. Denis Dembele, Referee (Cote d’Ivoire): 6 years ban from all CAF related
football activities;
4. Mr. Marius Tan, Assistant Referee (Cote d’Ivoire): 2 years ban from all CAF
related football activities;
5. Mr. Bi Valere Gouho, Assistant Referee (Cote d’Ivoire): 2 years ban from all CAF
related football activities;
6. Mr. Coulibay Abou, Referee (Cote d’Ivoire): 2 years ban from all CAF related
football activities;
7. Mr. Jallow Ebrima, Assistant Referee (Gambia): 10 years ban from all CAF
related football activities;
8. Mr. Moriba Diakite, Assistant Referee (Mali) : 5 years ban from all CAF related
football activities;
9. Mr. Demba Boubou, Assistant Referee (Mauritania) : 5 years ban from all CAF
related football activities;
10.Mr. Maman Raja Abba Malan Ousseini, Assistant Referee (Niger) :5 years ban
from all CAF related football activities;
11.Mr. Yanissou Bebou, Referee (Togo): 10 years ban from all CAF related football
activities.
The following officials are provisionally suspended pending their appearance in front of
the Disciplinary Board on 5th August 2018.
1. Mr. Lathbridge Reginald, Referee (Ghana)
2. Mr. Bello Aboudou, Referee (Ghana)
3. Mr. Nantierre Eric, Assistant Referee (Ghana)
4. Mr. Fleischer Cecil, Referee (Ghana)
5. Mr. Anafo Nathan, Referee (Ghana)
6. Mr. Ouedraogo Dawood, Referee (Ghana)
7. Mr. Salifu Malik, Assistant Referee (Ghana)
8. Mrs. Akongyam Theresa, Women Assistant Referee (Ghana)
9. Mr. Badiu Brahim, Assistant Referee (Ghana)
10.Mr. Yekeh Jerry, Referee (Liberia)
11.Mr. David Laryea, Assistant Referee (Ghana)
