Samson Siasia begs Nigerians to help raise €250k needed to defend FIFA ban
- Samson Siasia is looking up to Nigerians to raise a sum of €250k needed to defend his FIFA ban
- The former Nigeria U23 national team head coach was handed a life ban by FIFA in August 2019
- Siasia is hoping to raise the money to appeal the ban placed on him by the world governing body
Former Super Eagles player and coach Samson is counting on well-meaning Nigerians to help him raise a sum of €250,000 to appeal FIFA ban.
The 52-year-old was handed a life ban from all football activities by the world governing body after being following a match-fixing allegation levied against him last August.
Siasia who won Olympics bronze medals in 2008 and 2016 was said to have been found guilty of receiving a bribe to manipulate the outcomes of matches.
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In a statement released by the FIFA ethics committee, the former Nigerian star was said to have been involved with Singaporean match-fixing syndicate Wilson Raj Perumal after an extended investigation was carried out.
However, Siasia has begged Nigerians to come to his aid to raise the money required for the defence of his case.
"I'm coming to you at a very difficult time of my life and career, I need to raise a sun of 250 thousand euros. that is a lot of money. he said in a short video clip on Instagram.
"So I am appealing to all well-meaning Nigerians, the sports-loving Nigerians can come to my aid, for me to use these funds to defend myself against FIFA.
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"We have this calculation, if 200,000 people can donate five hundred naira, I think we will be able to reach our target. I want to thank you as you do this.
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Apart from the FIFA case, Siasia's mother was recently released to him by her abductors after a few weeks in their then.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Samson Siasia has opened up a GoFundMe account in order to raise enough money to appeal his life ban from football at the Court of Arbitration for Sports,
This Day reports. Recently, the former Super Eagles coach was banned for life by FIFA, after the world football governing body found him guilty to have collected bribe.
Siasia has tried to get the appeal money from friends and associates since he was banned from football, but the $250,000 looks like a difficult task for him to raise.
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