FIFA Appeal: CAS gives Siasia till October 10 to pay $100,000 or……
Former Super Eagles chief coach, Samson Siasia has till October 10 to pay $100,000 before the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Switzerland can entertain his appeal against the Federation of International Football (FIFA) over allegation of match-fixing.
The 52-year-old began the process of clearing his name at CAS on October 28 against a life ban imposed on him by the football governing body.
However, the former coach has been told by the panel that the case would be struck out if he fails to pay the said amount before the October 10 deadline.
A source told Sportinglife.ng that the coach is in a dilemma on how to raise the cash which translates into about N36m in Nigeria currency.
“This is somebody who managed to raise an additional N1.7m to release his mother who was kidnapped over 10 weeks ago. Now he is looking for N36m. Who will come to his rescue,” said the source.
FIFA on August 16 through the adjudicatory chamber of their independent Ethics Committee found 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.”
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He was consequently fined $51,000.