A US court of appeal sitting in New York has dismissed an appeal brought before it by Samson Siasia, former Super Eagles player and coach, seeking to overturn his five-year ban.
A US court of appeal sitting in New York has dismissed an appeal brought before it by Samson Siasia, former Super Eagles coach, seeking to overturn his five-year ban.
It added that the Nigerian failed to establish, in his suit, that FIFA, a body based in Switzerland, was “essentially at home” in New York. “Upon consideration, it is hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed that the order of the district court entered on December 29, 2021 is affirmed,” the court statement reads.
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