The world football governing body, FIFA ordered that the world Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal will be replayed after the match referee was banned for life by FIFA. Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for life by FIFA in March after they found him guilty of unlawfully influencing a match result and "match manipulation".
The life ban for Lamptey was recently upheld by the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He awarded a penalty to South Africa in their 2-1 win in November last year for handball but replays showed the ball hit Senegal's Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly on the knee. A spokesman said: “The Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers ordered a replay of the qualification match between South Africa and Senegal held on 12 November 2016.
“The match will be replayed within the November 2017 international window, with the exact date to be confirmed in due course.
“As stated in the FIFA World Cup regulations, this decision shall come into effect immediately, but shall be subject to confirmation by the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions at its next meeting, scheduled for 14 September.”
Senegal and South Africa are currently third and fourth respectively in Africa's Group D behind Burkina Faso and Cape Verde Islands. Only the top team qualifies for next year's finals in Russia.
