Joseph Lamptey (born 10 September 1974) is a former Ghanaian association football referee. He was banned for life for match fixing.

Joseph Lamptey
Born (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 49)
Accra, Ghana
Other occupation Senior Immigration Officer
International
Years League Role
?–2017 FIFA Referee

Lamptey was born in Accra. He refereed at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2016 Olympics.[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.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal to be replayed". BBC Sport. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ^ "South Africa v Senegal World Cup qualifier to be replayed after referee ban". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2017-09-06. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-09-06.

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