Joseph Lamptey (born 10 September 1974) is a former Ghanaian association football referee.
[1] FIFA banned Lamptey for life in March 2017 following allegations he manipulated the result of a match between South Africa and Senegal in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on 12 November 2016.
[2] During the match, Lamptey wrongly awarded a penalty against Senegal's Kalidou Koulibaly, leading to a complaint by the Senegal Football Association.
Following the upholding of Lamptey's ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, FIFA announced the match would be replayed.
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