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| Full name | Bonaventure Coffi Codjia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
9 December 1967 Benin | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1994–2011 | FIFA-listed | Referee | |
Bonaventure Coffi Codjia[1] (born 9 December 1967) is a Beninese retired football referee who was listed on the FIFA International Referees List between 1994 and 2011.
An international referee since 1994, Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006; the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1999 and 2003; and the African Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, in which he was the referee for the final, and 2010.
Codjia was indefinitely suspended by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for not taking action against Algeria's Faouzi Chaouchi, who appeared to head-butt him in a semi-final of the 2010 African Cup of Nations semi-final game against Egypt.[2] Chaouchi, who was later sent off for a second bookable offence, received a three-match ban by CAF for the headbutt.[3]
Codjia was one of the 38 preselected referees for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,[4] but did not make the final list of 30.[5] He returned to international officiating duty in September 2010, refereeing a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game between Liberia and Zimbabwe in Monrovia.[6]
In 2013, journalist Sabin Loumèdjinon released a book titled Coffi Codjia: Un sifflet en Or (in French: Coffi Codjia, a Golden Whistle) to honour his career as a respected and internationally recognised referee from Africa.[1] The event was attended by Codjia himself and had the preface written by French engineer Gerard Dreyfus.[1] The contents of the book include testimonies on Codjia from high-stakes African players like Roger Milla, Abdoulaye Traoré, Anthony Baffoe, and Ibrahim Keita.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Hessoun, Charly (29 July 2013). "«Coffi Codjia: Un sifflet en Or» de Sabin Loumèdjinon, lancé vendredi". La Nouvelle Tribune (in Canadian French). Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Referee Bonaventure Koffi Codjia suspended by Caf". BBC Sport. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ Edwards, Peirs (17 March 2010). "Algeria await Chaouchi appeal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ "List of prospective FIFA Referees for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "List of Referees and Assistant Referees" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Matches of K. Codjia". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- FIFA profile Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Reuters profile
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