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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This will be the opening Group E qualifier for the Black Stars who will also have Egypt and Congo to contend with in the same group.

A statement read on the Ghana FA’s official website: “The Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Cranes of Uganda will be played on Friday October 7, 2015 at the Tamale Sports Stadium.

“The match is the Black Stars’ Group E opening match for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. Other members of the group are Egypt and Congo.

“The match will kick-off at 3:30 p.m.”

Meanwhile Uganda will play against Togo on 4th October in a friendly match a head of their opening 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ghana.

Uganda Cranes will camp in the West African country as they step up their preparation with an encounter against the Black Stars.

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