Breaking : FIFA Bans Siasia For Life During Match Fixing

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TheWorld football governing body, FIFA, has banned former Nigeria international and ex-Super Eagles’ coach, Samson Siasia, from all football-related matters for the rest of his life after he was found guilty of match-fixing.

In a statement issued yester- day, FIFA said the adjudicatory chamber of its independent EthicsCommitteefound Siasia “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 51-year-old Siasia played 51 times as a striker for the Nigerian national team. He was a member of the Super Ea- gles squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994 after winning a bronze at the same tournament in 1992. He was also in the squad tat represented Nigeria at her first appearance at the World Cup in United States in 1994 where the Super Eagles was rated the fifth best team at the tournament.

He later coached various national youth sides before managing the Super Eagles in 2016. He was in charge of the Flying Eagles team that won silver at the FIFA U20 World Cup held in Egypt in 2005. He also won silver with the Dream team at the Olympics in 2008 and a bronze within same team at the summer games in 2016.

Siasia’s case is the latest to emerge from FIFA’s long- running investigation into the activities of Singaporean Wilson Raj Perumal, who FIFA has called a “known match fixer” and who has admitted such activity in several interviews.

FIFA said that the former Super Eagles’ coach was banned for life “from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level.”

In addition to the life ban, Siasia has also been fined $51,051.66.

Meanwhile, Siasiahas denied involvement in any match-fixing or bribery scandal and vowed “to fight to clear his name.” In a swift reaction to the FIFA ban, yesterday, the for- mer Super Eagles’ coach said he was yet to receive a letter from the world football gov- erning body. He also claimed that he was hearing about the scandal for the first time and that he was never invited to defend himself.

Siasia,whospoketo ex-Media Officer of the Eagles, Colin Udoh, said: “I don’t know anything about this. I did nothing wrong and I have not received any letter from FIFA.”

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Super Eagle Star, Ndidi Iheanacho Wins Big At Huddersfield In Leicester

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Super Eagles duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho were in action for Leicester City who thrashed Huddersfield 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Nigeria vs Argentina: No Mercy for Messi, insist Supper Eagles

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Nigeria train Gernot Rohr  and defender Brian Idowu say they are determined to  prime their workforce D 2018 World Cup clash in opposition to Argentina in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday to finish  Barcelona celebrity Lionel Messis goals.

Argentina desire a win to stay in Russia in a fixture a draw could see the super Eagles land within the circular of sixteen, depending on the effect of the other crew tie between leaders Croatia and Iceland at the Rostov area in Rostov-on-Don additionally on Tuesday.

Talking at a pre-fit press conference at the Saint Petersburg Stadium on Monday, the German insisted Messi stays one of the crucial best avid gamers in the world regardless of his negative run in Russia, the place he lost a penalty in La La Albicelestes opening in shape in opposition to Iceland.

we aren't   specializing in Messi, despite the fact that he is still one of the crucial best gamers on the earth regardless of his problems, Rohr stated.

each person loves him. But in soccer there's no mercy, there's no pity. Everybody desires to win and nobody could make any items, despite the fact that we like him a lot. We focal point on our own game and the matters we must do to win this principal recreation.

The 64-yr-old former Gabon coach delivered,  Argentina seem to be doubting themselves and we capitalise on  that. I think now we have a hungry staff.

Rohr hopes Ahmed Musa would lead the  three-time African champions to victory  as he did with his  sublime brace within the 2-0 defeat of Iceland on Friday.

Musa scored his targets in opposition to Iceland  along with his uncommon method, and i'm hoping he'll do it once more. He labored very difficult when he was in Leicester and he did not play,  the previous Bayern Munich defender  stated.

We were involved when he was once not playing at Leicester city and we requested him to come back back to Russia (with CSKA Moscow).

The ex-Nigeria educate brought,  it is going to be a remarkable recreation wherein we can play any tactic  four-2-three-1, four-three-1-1 or 3-5-2.

He allayed fears that Mikel Obi, who injured his wrist  against Iceland,  would omit  the suit, announcing the Nigeria captain  is able for the sport and would play in cast.

Russia-bornIdowu, who was at the press convention, stated the Eagles would purpose to win the fixture.

He mentioned,  we are not specializing in the problems within the Argentine staff but on ourselves.  We're going to be aggressive however hinder conceding free-kicks in harmful areas.

it is going to be our fundamental purpose, to make it Messis  final World Cup recreation.

As so much as we enjoy observing Messi play, its against us. Theres just one option for us, (which) is that he plays his last game in St. Petersburg.