FIFA in January 2019, banned Ibrahim Chaibou for life in any football-linked activities and fined him £154,104 after finding him guilty of bribery and corruption, with a FIFA official saying Chaibou "was probably the most corrupt referee the game of football has seen,".
In a friendly match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Chaibou infamously awarded three penalties to South Africa in the game against Guatemala
