EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: Siasia incurs FIFA life ban, $50K fine

FIFA on Friday banned former Nigeria Football Federation official 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 Siasia stemmed from a wider investigation involving Wilson Raj Perumal , who has confessed to international match -fixing .

The probe that began in February 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 , ” the statement said .

In addition to being banned from all football related activity for life, Siasia was also handed a fine of 50, 000 Swiss francs ( $ 50, 000 , 46, 000 euros) .

Siasia , a former striker , also briefly coached Nigeria ’ s men ’ s national football team .

FIFA did not detail the nature of ties to Perumal , a Singaporean national who was arrested and jailed in Finland in 2011 for fixing top- tier football games there .

Perumal later collaborated with match fixing investigators .

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