{"id":411248,"date":"2018-03-20T10:18:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T10:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=411248"},"modified":"2018-03-20T10:18:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T10:18:11","slug":"gfa-ban-referee-reginald-lathbridge-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/gfa-ban-referee-reginald-lathbridge-life\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA ban referee Reginald Lathbridge for life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GFA\u2019s Disciplinary Committee has banned\u00a0referee Reginald Lathbridge for life.<\/p>\n<p>The decision prevents him from taking part in any football related activities (administrative, sports and any other) at both national and international levels having been found guilty of the charges brought against him by the GFA Prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>Lathbridge is the referee whose mistake of wrongfully recording a booking resulted in Great Olympics\u2019 court case with the GFA, a move that delayed the start of the league for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Referee Reginald Lathbridge at his hearing at the Disciplinary Committee apologised to all stakeholders of the game and admitted the charge of failing to submit a complete and accurate Match Report to the GFA in the Matchday 7 of the 2016\/2017 Ghana Premier League match played between Bechem United FC and Elmina Sharks FC at Bechem thereby bringing the game into disrepute.<\/p>\n<p>Referee Reginald Lathbridge\u2019s actions are\u00a0 in violation of Articles 22 and 35(7)(d) in the GFA General Regulations and other regulations in respect of this matter.<\/p>\n<p>The Disciplinary Committee states that the importance of the Match Official\u2019s Reports in football cannot be over emphasised in view of Article 85 of the GFA Disciplinary Code which presumes that the Referee\u2019s Report is accurate and considered authoritative regarding matters on incidents that take place on the field of play and the far-reaching consequences any inaccuracy may lead to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Credit: GhanaFA.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GFA\u2019s Disciplinary Committee has banned\u00a0referee Reginald Lathbridge for life. 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