Caf hands lifetime ban to Kenyan referee Aden Marwa

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has banned Kenyan referee Aden Marwa Range for life over an alleged bribery scandal.

Last month, Ghanaian undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas released a documentary showing football officials, including 77 referees and Ghana’s football chief Kwesi Nyantakyi, allegedly engaging in acts of corruption.

Marwa, who until the release of the documentary was a Fifa Coucnil member and a World Cup-bound referee, was filmed accepting a 'money gift' by an undercover reporter.

The 41-year-old has denied any wrongdoing.

Ten other referees receive bans

On Saturday, Caf’s Disciplinary Board handed bans ranging from two to ten years to ten other African referees.

These are the banned officials, as published by Caf:

1. Mr. Marwa Range, Assistant Referee (Kenya): life ban from all CAF related football activities;

2. Mr. Boukari Ouedraogo, Referee (Burkina Faso): five-year ban from all Caf-related football activities;

3. Mr. Denis Dembele, Referee (Cote d’Ivoire): six-year ban from all Caf-related football activities;

4. Mr. Marius Tan, Assistant Referee (Cote d’Ivoire): two-year ban from all Caf-related football activities;

5. Mr. Bi Valere Gouho, Assistant Referee (Cote d’Ivoire): two-year ban from all Caf-related football activities;

6. Mr. Coulibay Abou, Referee (Cote d’Ivoire): two-year ban from all Caf-related football activities;

7. Mr. Jallow Ebrima, Assistant Referee (Gambia): ten-year ban from all Caf-related football activities;

8. Mr. Moriba Diakite, Assistant Referee (Mali) : five-year ban from all Caf-related football activities;

9. Mr. Demba Boubou, Assistant Referee (Mauritania) : five-year ban from all Caf-related football activities;

10. Mr. Maman Raja Abba Malan Ousseini, Assistant Referee (Niger): five-year ban from all Caf-related football activities;

11. Mr. Yanissou Bebou, Referee (Togo): ten-year ban from all Caf-related football activities.

Further officials provisionally banned

11 others have also been provisionally suspended, pending appearances before a Caf disciplinary board on 5 August.

1. Mr. Lathbridge Reginald, referee (Ghana)

2. Mr. Bello Aboudou, referee (Ghana)

3. Mr. Nantierre Eric, assistant referee (Ghana)

4. Mr. Fleischer Cecil, referee (Ghana)

5. Mr. Anafo Nathan, referee (Ghana)

6. Mr. Ouedraogo Dawood, referee (Ghana)

7. Mr. Salifu Malik, assistant referee (Ghana)

8. Mrs. Akongyam Theresa, assistant referee (Ghana)

9. Mr. Badiu Brahim, assistant referee (Ghana)

10. Mr. Yekeh Jerry, referee (Liberia)

11. Mr. David Laryea, assistant referee (Ghana)