A statement made available on Tuesday by the NGO explained that the match, which will come up on Friday, October 14, 2022, is designed to herald the 14th edition of Arise Women, adding that it will feature the Arise Walk, empowerment, skills acquisition programme for less privileged and the Arise Women Conference.

The theme of the conference is ‘Appointed to live.’

Founder, Arise Women, Siju Iluyomade, in the statement added that, ‘‘Arise Walk of this year will be preceded by a Novelty football Match between Ex-Super Eagles stars like Peter Rufai, Daniel Amokachi, Samson Siasia, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and host of their colleagues against a selected team.”

“The Arise Women Conference will hold on Saturday 29th of October, at the Trinity Towers, City of David, RCCG, Oniru, with prominent Nigerians in attendance to speak on varieties of issues especially as it concerns Women’s leadership, and empowerment among others.’’

She added that the yearly health-awareness initiative, ‘Arise Walk for Life’, would hold globally and witness prominent sports’ personalities, celebrities, and entertainers, among others.

Recall CAS had alleged that a match-fixer tried to involve Siasia as a coach of a club under his (fixer’s) strict directives in 2010. It was alleged that he was promised employment benefits if he fielded some players under the control of the match-fixer.

According to CAS, negotiations between the match-fixer and Siasia about the terms of employment were carried out by email for two months, but negotiation collapsed after the unnamed club failed to accept the former Flying Eagles gaffer’s requests.

He was initially handed a life ban for accepting to “receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches”, an allegation he denied.

In June, CAS reduced the life ban to 5 years, and overturned a fine of $5000 imposed on the former Nigerian striker by FIFA after an appeal.

In a lawsuit filed Monday in New York federal court, the former Nigerian international claims only the US Government can charge him.

However, Siasia wants his conviction overturned, the $50,000 fine he paid returned, his five-year coaching ban reversed and damages awarded for the alleged civil rights violations, according to the Atlanta resident’s court papers.

“In convicting Siasia of bribery, FIFA relied on Swiss bribery law. If any crime was committed, only the FBI or Georgia State Police could investigate and bring charges of commercial bribery,” his suit says, adding that “Georgia does not criminalize commercial bribery.”

Siasia said FIFA violated his rights to due process under the Fifth and 14th Amendments when it convicted him for his minor role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to fix hundreds of matches by paying off corrupt players and officials.

His suit also stated that FIFA’s imposing the fine and revoking his license constituted “cruel and unusual punishment” barred by the Eighth Amendment.

The coach was licensed through the United States Soccer Federation, a FIFA affiliate, in 2009.

Siasia told newsmen that his lawyers filed the appeal to FIFA on August 27, while another appeal was filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on August 29.

He said “I wish to state that I have never been and would never be a party to any form of unethical conduct or perversion in the discharge of my duties in any capacity. I built my career in the football industry on the foundation of hard work, integrity, consistency and God. In all my career, I have done nothing but serve my country and clubs to the best of my personal and professional ability, with all my strength and might, with discipline, pride and passion and an awareness that it is a privilege to be an ambassador of our great nation. It is my greatest hope and belief that my country also stands by and with me at a time like this. While I may not be able to publicly divulge the details and specifics, of the appeal, I think it fit to inform you that I have appealed against FIFA’s Decision and you all will probably hear the results as you heard about the ban. I am currently taking legal advice. My lawyer, Austin Otah, has been liaising with the Nigeria Football Federation and its counsel,”

Beauty Siasia was abducted through the waterways to an unknown destination by armed men around 2:00am from her home in the riverine Odoni, Sagbama Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Monday.

The ex International said “I’m heartbroken as I speak now, we are waiting for the kidnappers to make contact to tell us their demands so my mother can be released. I just don’t know why this keep happening but I just hope that she returns safe and in good health. That is the most important thing to me and my family right now.”