Ex-Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kwesi Nyantakyi also broke conflict of interest rules, Fifa said.

Football’s world governing body launched an investigation after Nyantakyi was pictured taking $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter. Fifa fined Nyantakyi 500,000 Swiss francs (£390,000).

Nyantakyi is alleged to have taken $65,000 (£48,000) from an undercover reporter

Nyantakyi was also vice-president of the Confederation of African Football and a member of the Fifa Council. He stepped down as GFA president in June after film of him allegedly accepting a “cash gift” was made public.

The film was captured by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and BBC Africa’s investigations unit, Africa Eye received exclusive access to the footage.

Nyantakyi later resigned his Caf and Fifa posts but claimed the footage had been adjusted to falsely incriminate him.

The adjudicatory chamber of Fifa’s ethics committee said the ban for life applied to “all football-related activities at both national and international level”.

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Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Abel Dhaira

The Cranes lost 0-1 to Burkina Faso on Saturday leaving  coach Milutin Sredojevic’s side needing a must win to keep the chances of qualifying for the 2017 Nations intact.

According to fufa.co.ug Dhaira visuals will run on the stadium’s giant screen as well as Uganda Cranes players will wear t-shirts passing on a special message in commemoration of the departed keeper.

CAF sent a condolence message to the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) with the approval of CAF’s Secretary General Hicham El Amrani.

‘First of all please accept our heartfelt condolences on behalf of President Issa Hayatou and the CAF Executive Committee for this terrible loss. May God bless his Soul and give patience to his Family’

The message stated more; ‘Your request for the moment of silence is of course approved. My colleagues will make sure the Match Commissioner is informed’.

Dhaira succumbed to cancer on Sunday  in Iceland where he was playing his trade as a goalkeeper.

The fallen star was born on 9 September 1987 going on to play club football in Uganda, Congo and Iceland.

Express, URA, AS Vita and ÍBV are the Clubs he played for and made his international debut for Uganda in 2009.

The Ugandan government will take care of all the costs of bringing back the body while FUFA will look after the burial and funeral arrangements in country.

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The contingent of 34 players and Lesotho football officials arrived at Entebbe international Airport aboard South African Airways.

They were received by the URA team manager, Sam Okabo and among many other football officials in Uganda.

The URA FC coach Alex Isabirye is confident that his side will perform well against Lesotho Correctional Service because his players are ready to maximize their home advantage.

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