A Kenyan linesman who had been due to officiate at the World Cup in Russia has been handed a life ban after being caught in a bribery sting.
Marwa Range was filmed received a $600 bribe during the African Nations Championship in Morocco in January and is one of 22 referees sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football in an unprecedented clean up, announced at the weekend.
Rage, who was a reserve at the 2014 finals in Brazil, had earlier been removed from the list of match officials due to officiate in Russia.
The life ban was handed out by CAF’s disciplinary board who also banned 10 other referees for between two to 10 years for similar offences.
A further 11 have been suspended pending an appearance in front of the board next month.
African football has long been plagued by allegations of bribery but never before has CAF banned such a large number of officials.
Awekelee hio 60k yake bet tuone kama itafika zile metre angepata WC
60k inafanya mtu akojolee kazi? There is no cure for stupidity.
The thought before that bribe was that he will go scot free with the 60k and still take it all in the world cup, alijua hajui. You can’t have ur cake and eat it, as the saying goes
Kule kwao Kuria 60K=4Cows. 4 Cows = Musichana Bikra. Musichana = A new wife. You see, value is relative.
I saw some of his relatives defending him as “a man of principle” :D:D:D. Mtu wetu mentality mpaka kwa sports. Imagine how much pussy some of his male relatives had already secured, courtesy of his “celebrity status”, only for him to fuck it up like this.
He defended his brother as “a man of principles who cannot be manipulated to bend the rules in order to favour a certain side.”
“I believe these are mere allegations and that the Ghanaian journalist who approached him was on a malicious mission. It is sad that he has ruined such a great opportunity for my brother,” added Range.
Tobias Marwa Range, another relative, said: “This is so bad. We are proud of Aden. He has put our village and community on the world map. We know that what has happened is the work of sinister people. We know him as an honest man who cannot do what he has been accused of. The truth will come out soon.”
His parents were too shocked to speak to the media. Scores of Nyamtiro residents said that their World Cup mood has been dampened.
“We were eager to watch the World Cup mostly because of Marwa. With what has happened, we are too disappointed to watch it,” said Philip Boke, a resident.
At Komotobo Secondary School, where Marwa, teaches, the mood was the same. Fellow teachers expressed their disappointment and argued that Marwa has never been corrupt.
“We are saddened by this turn of events. We were eagerly waiting to watch our man in Russia but it is unfortunate that this has happened. We know Marwa as straightforward and honest and should a thorough investigation be conducted, he will be vindicated,” said Nyamori Chacha, a teacher.
https://allafrica.com/stories/201806120552.html
Niggas in very serious denial there. Let’s blame the stupid journalist for messing up Marwa’s life. Why can’t us Africans support one another? Must we keep bringing one another down? Why couldn’t the stupid journalist just mind his own business…which incidentally, happens to be investigative journalism…instead of recording other peoples private affairs?
very true kuna fundi nilimtumia 1500 by mistake wanashare jina na fundi mwingine hiyo pesa ilikuwa iende kwake. mshenz aka withdraw na akalenga simu zangu, the idiot calls me a few months later kusema alikuwa pabaya ati nimweke kwa project flani atani refund zile pesa.
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