World football ruling body FIFA has
banned former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia for life after the ethics
committee found him guilty of bribery allegation.
A release
Friday by FIFA confirmed that the former international has also been
asked to pay a fine of CHF 50,000 ($51,000) about N18.5million.
The
former U-23 coach is said to have accepted bribe in relation to the
manipulation of matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
The
hammer is coming in the midst of emotional torture which the former
Nantes striker is undergoing following the kidnap of his mother Madam
Ogere Siasia.
Siasia’s 93 year old Father only recently raised
alarm to security authorities even as he made passionate appeal to the
kidnappers to release his wife who has been in their custody close to a
month now.
Samson Siasia heading for the bench after dishing out instructions
The
latest development means that Siasia who turned 52 on Wednesday will
not only worry about the travails of his mother in the hands of
kidnapperexo about the way forward for his football/coaching career.
The FIFA release Friday read thus;
“The
adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr
Samson Siasia, a former official of the Nigeria Football Federation,
guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to
the manipulation of matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
The
formal ethics proceedings against Mr Siasia were initiated on 11
February 2019 and stem from an expensive investigation into matches that
Mr Wilson Raj Perumal attempted to manipulate for betting purposes.
This large-scale investigation was conducted by FIFA via its competent
departments and in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and
authorities.
In its decision, the adjudicatory chamber found that
Mr Siasia had breached art. 11 (Bribery) of the 2009 edition of the
FIFA Code of Ethics and banned him for life from all football-related
activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and
international level. In addition, a fine in the amount of CHF 50,000 has
been imposed on Mr Siasia. The decision was notified to Mr Siasia
today, the date on which the ban comes into forces.
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