Embattled former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has lifted the lid on his current situation as he prepares to appeal his ban which has been scheduled for March 19, 2020, describing his predicament as a wilderness which won’t last for long.
Siasia was banned from all football related activities for life following a match-fixing probe by the sport’s governing body, FIFA, last August after the adjudicatory chamber of their independent Ethics Committee found him guilty of having accepted to take bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
The 52-year-old, who insisted he was
innocent, filed an appeal against FIFA at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
against a life ban imposed on him by the sport’s world governing body.
The former Eagles’ player has gone spiritual,
seeking divine intervention over his current predicament.
The 1994 African Nations Cup winner also took out time to appreciate those who
had donated to his fund raising course as he tried to raise the sum of 250,000
dollars for his appeal.
Siasia is the most decorated African football coach at the Olympics, winning
silver at the Beijing Games in 2008 and bronze at the 2016 Games in Rio.
