In the said match which was a 2018 World Cup qualifier played in November 2018, the referee awarded a penalty to South Africa when replays showed that there was no infringement in the penalty area.

The call led to investigations by FIFA and the organization handed out the ban to Lamptey based on their judgment that the referee manipulated the result. The decision was premised on Article 69 of FIFA’s rules.

Senegalese reporter Aliou Goloko of Allafrica.com believes that FIFA’s decision to ban Lamptey should logically lead to a replay since the result was compromised.

“If we have an opportunity to push for the rematch, why not? I do not know if such a thing has happened before. FIFA has already stated in its release on the matter that more details will emerge.

We need to wait and see what happens next in terms of a replay. What we all do agree with is the fact that Senegal lost the match because of referee Lamptey.”

Hot-headed FIFA?

Former Ghana Premier League referee Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoe and head of the Referees Appointments Committee of the Professional League Board (PLB) have described the ban by FIFA as “harsh” and ” an overkill” because they both believe that Lamptey made a genuine error in awarding a penalty to South Africa.

Previous history

Lamptey’s incident in South Africa was not the first in terms of errors.

In 2011, he awarded a goal to Esperance in a CAF Champions League match against Al Ahly of Egypt. Esperance forward Michael Eneramo scored a goal with his arm under a minute and it was allowed to stand.

Lamptey was subsequently banned for 6 months by the Confederation of African Football.

In the 2017 AFCON qualifiers, Lamptey was in charge of match between Anglola and DR Congo. In the 99th minute of the match, he gave a penalty to Angola for a clash of bodies in the Congolese penalty area.

In Ghana, Lamptey’s list of mistakes include one in the 2015 MTN FA Cup final between Kotoko and Medeama where he disallowed a goal scored by Kotoko to stand for a foul on Medeama goalie Muntari Tagoe.

Medeama players were not even too certain why the whistle was blown.

In 2005, referee Lamptey’s performance in a GHALCA Top Four tournament match between Heart of Lions and Asante Kotoko was up for discussion because of the inconsistency in his decisions.

He failed to give Heart of Lions a clear penalty at a point in the second half but he chose to point to the spot in the 86th minute and that upset the Kotoko fans who threw objects onto the pitch.

Management of Kotoko namely the late Jerry Asare ordered the players to walk off the pitch in protest in what became known as the “Yen Bo Biom” ( or We will no longer play) episode.

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The referee may seek the appeal to clear his name after he was accused of ‘match manipulation’ in relation to a match involving South Africa and Senegal in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

The FIFA statement read:
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to ban the Ghanaian match official Joseph Odartei Lamptey from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) at national and international level for life.

The official was found guilty of breaching art. 69 par. 1 (unlawfully influencing match results) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifying match between South Africa and Senegal on 12 November 2016.”

Process

According to Article 120 of the FIFA rules, referee Lamptey has up to three days to write to the FIFA Appeals Committee to get the process started.

After writing, Lamptey must state his reasons for the appeal withing seven days after the initial three-day period has expired.

Lamptey needs to write to the Ghana Football Association as stated in the FIFA rules so that the FA will send the letter to FIFA.

What did Lamptey do?
The referee awarded a penalty to South Africa in the match when replays showed that the ball hit the thigh of Kalidou Koulibaly.

Senegal went on file a protest to the Confederation of African Football over Lamptey’s performance and he was subsequently banned for three months making him miss the 2017 AFCON tournament.

FIFA’s use of Article 69 which talks about match manipulation hints of an investigation into possible collusion between Lamptey and certain unnamed characters to determine the result of the match.

FIFA stated that the full details of the investigation would soon be provided as the organisation would seek to continue fighting match manipulation.

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Mali Sports Minister Housseini Amion Guindo took his action on Wednesday and duly installed an interim committee to lead the federation (Femafoot) until a new board can be elected.

Femafoot informed Fifa the same day whereupon football’s world governing body gave Mali until Friday to cancel the suspension or face possible consequences.

Fifa outlaws governmental interference in the running of any of its member associations.

“We remind you that according to the Fifa statutes, all our member associations must handle their affairs in an independent fashion,” Fifa Secretary General Fatma Samoura informed Femafoot president Boubacar Baba Diarra.

“If they are not in position to do this, they are liable to sanctions, including a possible suspension.

“The ministerial decision of 8 March 2017 goes against this principle and its implementation would constitute an interference in Femafoot’s internal affairs.

“If the decision is not revoked by Friday, 10 March 2017, the case will automatically be submitted to the Fifa Council for consideration,” added the Senegalese, in a letter dated 9 March.

Africa Cup of Nations runners-up in 1972, Mali have appeared at eight of the last nine Nations Cups.

They exited in the group stages of this year’s competition, after contesting a pool including eventual semi-finalists Ghana and Egypt, who lost to Cameroon in the final.

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Source: BBC

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