Former Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has been banned for life from all football activities by FIFA for collecting bribes.

The official statement from the FIFA Ethics committee stated that Siasia attempted to manipulate matches for betting purposes. The decision to ban the Nigerian coach came after conducting a “large scale” investigation.

Following the news, Samson Siasia has denied all the allegations leveled against him.

“I don’t know anything about this. I did nothing wrong and I have not received any letter from FIFA.” he told a Nigerian journalist Colin Udoh

Samson Siasia added that he was never given the opportunity to defend himself and will do all he can to clear his name.

Samson Siasia will address a press conference at 12 noon Nigeria time (7AM EST) at the National Stadium in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Mr. Okocha – or Jay Jay Okocha as he is popularly known – has repeatedly failed to appear before the court to answer why he allegedly failed to pay his income taxes.

Adedayo Akintoye, the judge, issued the warrant for the arrest of the former Eagles captain on January 29 and thereafter adjourned until February 19.

However, on February 19, the prosecution had not effected the arrest forcing the judge to, again, adjourn till April 15 and ordered that the warrant is executed by then.



The football star is facing a three-count charge instituted by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice bordering on failure to furnish his income returns and nonpayment of tax.

The state filed the charges through its prosecutor, Jide Martins, in June 2017 and the suit began four months later.

The defendant, however, had failed to appear in court.

After several adjournments without Mr. Okocha appearing despite having been served the court papers, Mr Martins prayed the court to issue a bench warrant for his arrest.

According to the prosecutor, Mr. Okocha had failed to furnish his income returns for tax purposes to the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service.

Mr. Martins also said that the defendant had failed to pay his income taxes.



He said the offenses contravened Sections 56 (a) and (b) of the Lagos State Revenue Administration Law No. 8, 2006 and Section 94 (1) of the Personal Income Tax Act Cap P8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

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