The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has banned former Nigeria
Football Federation official Mr Samson Siasia for life after the
body’s ethics panel found him guilty of taking bribes in connection
with match fixing.
In a statement, the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s independent ethics
committee said the probe targeting Mr Siasia stemmed from a wider
investigation involving Wilson Raj Perumal, who has confessed to
International match-fixing.
The probe that began in February, found Mr 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.
In addition to being banned from all football related activity for
life, Mr Siasia was also handed a fine of fifty thousand Swiss Francs.
