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FIFA bans Ghanaian referee for life for match fixing

Joseph Lamptey (left) as fourth official during a Rio 2016 Olympics men's quarter-final match

Ghanaian referee Joseph Odartei Lamptey was on Monday banned for life by world football's governing body FIFA for match fixing.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) had already slapped a three-month ban on Lamptey after he awarded South Africa a controversial penalty in their 2-1 victory over Senegal in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on November 12, 2016.

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