FIFA on Wednesday ordered a World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal to be replayed after the referee was banned for match fixing.

The November 2016 tie, which will be restaged in November, was won by South Africa 2-1 after Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey awarded them a controversial penalty.

Lamptey was initially suspended for three months by African football’s ruling body CAF for awarding a penalty for a non-existant handball”, with FIFA handing down the life ban in March.

News of the rematch comes as a boost for Senegal, who are placed third, one point behind Cape Verde and Burkina Faso in African zone qualifying Group D, with two games to go.

Only the group winners secure a ticket to the 2018 finals in Russia.

FIFA explained the decision to replay the game had come after sport’s highest court CAS had confirmed “the lifetime ban of match referee, Joseph Lamptey, for match manipulation, the ruling imposed by the FIFA Disciplinary and Appeal Committees”.

The statement added: “The match will be replayed within the November 2017 international window, with the exact date to be confirmed in due course.

SOURCE: http://www.fullgist.com.ng/2017/09/fifa-orders-south-africa-to-replay.html

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FIFA should cancel Cameroun's penalty goal against Nigeria

callydon:
FIFA on Wednesday ordered a World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal to be replayed after the referee was banned for match fixing.

The November 2016 tie, which will be restaged in November, was won by South Africa 2-1 after Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey awarded them a controversial penalty.

Lamptey was initially suspended for three months by African football’s ruling body CAF for awarding a penalty for a non-existant handball”, with FIFA handing down the life ban in March.

News of the rematch comes as a boost for Senegal, who are placed third, one point behind Cape Verde and Burkina Faso in African zone qualifying Group D, with two games to go.

Only the group winners secure a ticket to the 2018 finals in Russia.

FIFA explained the decision to replay the game had come after sport’s highest court CAS had confirmed “the lifetime ban of match referee, Joseph Lamptey, for match manipulation, the ruling imposed by the FIFA Disciplinary and Appeal Committees”.

The statement added: “The match will be replayed within the November 2017 international window, with the exact date to be confirmed in due course.

SOURCE: http://www.fullgist.com.ng/2017/09/fifa-orders-south-africa-to-replay.html

na wa ooo

free2ryhme:

na wa ooo

Na so ooh

it was no penalty at all

Yeah even our match with SA needs to be replayed. I wondered how they came here and defeated us.

The "Ghananian" ref banned for life..so sorry kofi

"banned for match fixing" ... Corruption even in football. Man is intrinsically corrupt.

Anyway, no be today.

Good .I Guess Other Referees Will Learn From This.

hahahahaha bushmeat catch hunter

Hmmm South Africa go chop am wella.

I rep SBA

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oloriooko:
FIFA should cancel Cameroun's penalty goal against Nigeria

That penalty was a clean n clear penalty...
That keeper was too amatuerish

Ok let them play na.... All I know is we gonna trash our opponents today

Good move

Kwasia

No be only Nigerian referees they play corruption, Ghana also take brown envelope.

If all robbed matches were to be replayed then Barca shouldn't have been in the quaterfinal of the champions league last year

Mitcheeeeeew

This is bad
If Barcelona penalty against Ac Milan where a penalty was given befor the coner was taken was not reversed then I don't see any reason this should be


The football rules states that the refers decision is final and that's the way it should be

This is bad

Africa is a joke

Charlie sorry

see gbegye

Africans always disgracing themselves