Togolese FA official Kokou Hougnimon Fagla gets life ban for bribery

Published on: 22 March 2019
Togolese FA official Kokou Hougnimon Fagla gets life ban for bribery
The FIFA logo is fixed on a wall of the FIFA headquarters during a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. FIFA canceled a news conference scheduled with President Sepp Blatter without explanation, fueling the sense of turmoil surrounding football’s embattled governing body. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Togolese Football Association official Kokou Hougnimon Fagla has been banned from all soccer-related activities for life after being found guilty of accepting bribes to manipulate an international friendly.

FIFA said Fagla, who is also a referee, had taken bribes in violation of the organisation’s code of ethics.

''The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr Kokou Hougnimon Fagla... guilty of having accepted bribes to manipulate an international friendly match,'' FIFA said in a statement.

''The formal ethics proceedings against Mr Fagla....stemmed from an extensive investigation into various international matches that Mr Wilson Raj Perumal attempted to manipulate for betting purposes.''

Fagla was also fined 3,000 Swiss francs.

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