Marwa Range, a Kenyan linesman who was due to officiate at the ongoing World Cup in Russia has been handed a life ban after he was caught on camera collecting bribe.
The life ban was handed out by CAF’s disciplinary board which also banned 10 other referees for between two to 10 years for similar offences.
Range, one of the 22 referees sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in an unprecedented clean up was filmed receiving a $600 bribe during the African Nations Championship in Morocco in January.
A reserve at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil, Range was removed from the list of match officials due to officiate in Russia.
Eleven others have been suspended pending an appearance before the board next month. African football has long been plagued by allegations of bribery but never before has CAF banned such a large number of officials.
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