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The November 2016 tie, which will be restaged in November, was won by South Africa 2-1 after Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey awarded them a controversial penalty. |
FIFA on Wednesday ordered a World Cup qualifier between
South Africa and Senegal to be replayed after the referee was banned for match
fixing.
The November 2016 tie, which will be restaged in November,
was won by South Africa 2-1 after Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey awarded them
a controversial penalty.
Lamptey was initially suspended for three months by African
football’s ruling body CAF for awarding a penalty for a non-existant handball”,
with FIFA handing down the life ban in March.
News of the rematch comes as a boost for Senegal, who are
placed third, one point behind Cape Verde and Burkina Faso in African zone
qualifying Group D, with two games to go.
Only the group winners secure a ticket to the 2018 finals in
Russia.
FIFA explained the decision to replay the game had come
after sport’s highest court CAS had confirmed “the lifetime ban of match
referee, Joseph Lamptey, for match manipulation, the ruling imposed by the FIFA
Disciplinary and Appeal Committees”.
The statement added: “The match will be replayed within the
November 2017 international window, with the exact date to be confirmed in due
course.
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