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The sanctions were handed on Saturday by CAF’s Disciplinary Board and are in connection with the latest undercover works of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas into football corruption.
Ghanaian referees Reginald Lathbridge, Bello Aboudou, Eric Nantiere, Cecil Fleischer, Nathan Anafo, Ouedraogo Dawood, Salifu Malik, Theresa Akongyam, Badiu Ibrahim and David Laryea, along with Liberian Yekeh Jerry have been suspended provisionally pending their appearance before CAF’s Disciplinary Board on August 5, 2018.
Four Ivorian officials, a Togolese, Nigerien, Mauritanian, Malian, Gambian and a Burkinabe were all handed varying bans, beside the life sentence imposed on the Kenyan.
Below is the list of those sanctioned and their respective sanctions.
| No. | Name | Country | Sanction |
| 1 | Mr. Marwa Range, Assistant Referee | Kenya | Life ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 2 | Mr. Boukari Ouedraogo, Referee | Burkina Faso | 5 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 3 | Mr. Denis Dembele, Referee | Cote d’Ivoire | 6 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 4 | Mr. Marius Tan. Assistant Referee | Cote d’Ivoire | 2 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 5 | Mr. Bi Valere Gouho, Assistant Referee | Cote d'Ivoire | 2 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 6 | Mr. Coulibay Abou, Referee | Cote d’Ivoire | 2 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 7 | Jallow Ebrima, Assistant Referee | Gambia | 10 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 8 | Mr. Moriba Diakite, Assistant Referee | Mali | 5 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 9 | Mr. Demba Boubou, Assistant Referee | Mauritania | 5 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 10 | Mr. Maman Raja Abba Malan Ousseini, Assistant Referee | Niger | 5 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
| 11 | Mr. Yanissou Bebou. Referee | Togo | 10 years ban from all CAF related football activities |
