Coffi Codjia
Coffi Codjia (born December 9, 1967 in Cotonou , Benin ) is a former football referee from Benin.
Career
His official job began Codija, whose father was also active as a referee, on 1 January 1994, FIFA - referee is it since 1999. He has participated in several major tournaments, including at the 2002 World Cup and four Years later at the World Cup finals in Germany . Celestin Ntagungira ( Rwanda ) and Aboudou Aderodjou ( Benin ) stood by his side as assistants. At the African Cup of Nations in 2008 , he led the final between Egypt and Cameroon (1-0). At the following African Cup of Nations, the 2010 finals , there was an incident in the semifinals with the Algerian Fawzi Chaouchi , in which he did not adequately punish an attack by the player. After being on the original list of referees for the 2010 World Cup finals later that year , he missed a call to the tournament. Afterwards, from autumn of that year, he again led qualifying games, but was no longer used in any tournament. In 2011 he ended his career.
In addition to his arbitration work, Codjia also acts as a ship inspector.
Tournaments
- Confederations Cup 1999 in Mexico (1 use)
- African Cup of Nations 2000 in Ghana and Nigeria (3 appearances)
- Junior World Cup 2001 in Argentina (3 appearances)
- Football Africa Cup of Nations 2002 in Mali (3 appearances)
- Football World Cup 2002 in Japan and South Korea: (1 use)
- Confederations Cup 2003 in France (1 use)
- Football Africa Cup of Nations 2004 in Tunisia (2 appearances)
- Junior World Cup 2005 in the Netherlands (2 appearances)
- Football Africa Cup of Nations 2006 in Egypt (2 appearances)
- Football World Cup 2006 in Germany: (2 use)
- African Cup of Nations 2008 in Ghana (3 appearances)
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Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Codjia, Coffi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Benin football referee |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cotonou , Benin |