Referees banned, publicly criticised after World Cup qualifiers

Two referees and one linesman have been suspended for three months and publicly criticised by African soccer's governing body while another has been warned, following their performances in recent World Cup qualifiers. Ghanaian Joseph Lamptey was suspended after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said he wrongly awarded South Africa a penalty in their 2-1 win over Senegal on Nov. 12. Kenya's Davies Omweno was also barred for his performance in Tunisia's 1-0 win over Liby . CAF's public shaming of the match officials is highly unusual in international soccer. World governing body FIFA and its European counterpart UEFA, for example, maintain... Read Full Story