Coffi Codjia

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Coffi Codjia (born December 9, 1967) is a Beninese football referee.

An international referee since 1994, Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in

2010
.

Codjia was indefinitely suspended by the

2010 African Cup of Nations semi-final game against Egypt.[1] Chaouchi, who was later sent off for a second bookable offence, received a three match ban by CAF for the headbutt.[2]

Codjia was one of the 38 preselected referees for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[3] but did not make the final list of 30.[4] He returned to international officiating duty in September 2010, refereeing a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game between Liberia and Zimbabwe in Monrovia.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Referee Bonaventure Koffi Codjia suspended by Caf". BBC Sport. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  2. ^ Edwards, Peirs (17 March 2010). "Algeria await Chaouchi appeal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. ^ "List of prospective FIFA Referees for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ "List of Referees and Assistant Referees" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. Perform Group
    . Retrieved 23 November 2016.

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