Celebrated Kenyan referee Aden Marwa has pulled out of the FIFA World Cup after an expose’ by a Ghananian journalist revealed he received a $600 (Sh60,000) bribe.
FIFA confirmed that Marwa, who was to serve among 10 assistant referees from Africa, had resigned from the assignment following the exposé.
The 41-year-old departed for Russia on Saturday after Teachers Service Commission (TSC) granted him a one-month leave.
The Mathematics and Chemistry teacher at Komotobo secondary school in Kuria, Migori county has denied any wrongdoing.
The exposé, published by the BBC on Thursday, further reveals the extent of bribery and inducements that are feared influence the decisions referees make while on the pitch.
Most African referees are featured in the film captured by undercover ‘operatives’ assigned by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw.
Marwa flew the Kenyan flag high in the global scene when he officiated the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.