A referee from Togo, Kokou Hougnimon Fagla, was banned for life by Fifa after it found that he had accepted bribes to manipulate an international friendly. Sadly, he is not the first and, even more sadly, he probably won’t be the last, writes dr_errol
It ruled that Kokou Hougnimon Fagla had accepted bribes to manipulate an unspecified international friendly.
Fifa said Fagla had been “banned for life from all football-related activities at both national and international level” and fined $3 000 [R44 000]. I am also extremely angry that these people who are the guardians of the game would allow themselves to be compromised in this way. “If the referee leaves the field for a VAR [video assistant referee] review or to call players back to the field at the end of a half, a decision can still be changed.
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