The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released a statement indicating that eight (8) Ghanaian referees have been slapped with a 10-year ban and other banned for life from all CAF related football activities.
The decision by the board was taken last Sunday, 5th August 2018 after a meeting on the case of referees caught up in the Anas investigative piece and named by media as corrupt on CAF and federation matches.
Out of the eight referees, only referee David Laryea was given an outright life ban by CAF. With the seven others handed ten (10) years ban each. According to CAF rules, referees cannot officiate matches once they are over forty-five (45) years.
By the time the seven other referees will complete their ten years ban they will have crossed the age limit. So by calculation, they have also banned for life from all CAF football-related activities.
Some other referees including Referees from other African countries have been suspended pending their appearance in front of the next meeting of the Disciplinary Board.
Below is a list of the Banned and Suspended Referees
1. 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.
The following officials are provisionally suspended pending their appearance in front of the next meeting of the Disciplinary Board
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)