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August 16, 2019
Former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia has been banned for life and fined $50,000 by Fifa for agreeing to ‘the manipulation of matches.’
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Siasia was coach of Nigeria between2010-2011 and for a spell in 2016 but the time period when Fifa believes hecommitted his infractions is unclear.
He has also served as coach of thecountry’s Under-20 and Under-23 sides.
In a statement, Siasia was found‘guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to themanipulation of matches.’
The sanction stems from an ongoing‘large-scale investigation’ Fifa is conducting into the behaviour of Wilson RajPerumal, a convicted match-fixer from Singapore.
He is the third African to be bannedby Fifa for his links to Perumal after former Sierra Leone FA official AbuBakarr Kabba and former Botswana FA official Mooketsi Kgotlele were suspendedin July for five years and for life respectively.
A former international, Siasia wonthe 1994 Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria, for whom he played over 50 timeswhile scoring 16 goals.