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Ex-Nigeria coach Siasia football ban reduced to five years by Cas

The former Nantes and Super Eagles forward was found of guilty of match-fixing in 2019 and was consequently handed a life ban from football

The Court of Arbitration for Sports (Cas) has reduced the life ban placed on former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia by Fifa to five years.

The court delivered its long-awaited appeal verdict on Monday and also dismissed the fine of CHF 50,000 (fifty thousand Swiss Francs) he was ordered to pay.

In August 2019, the world football governing body announced that Siasia was found guilty of accepting an offer to receive bribes in an attempt to manipulate the outcome of matches.