 In 2011, in another friendly match between Argentina and Nigeria, Chaibou awarded two controversial penalties; one for each side and extended the match for a further twelve minutes after the mandatory time of ninety minutes.The anti-corruption body of FIFA launched an investigation into his performances and tried to track him down but never succeeded.FIFA decided, in January 2019, to ban him 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,".