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Even the legend games \u2013 I don\u2019t know what FIFA ban had to do with legend games \u2013 they don\u2019t even invite me or put me amongst whatever they are doing. So I\u2019m very disappointed with that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minister for sports came in few weeks after my ban. And the minister called me and said, \u2018coach, I know about your problem, but we don\u2019t have money.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was it. I think what he could\u2019ve done was to go to the president because I\u2019m a legend \u2013 I\u2019ve played, broke my legs, coached for this country. But, unfortunately, the government has not done well when it comes to my case. So I\u2019m not happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Super Eagles player and coach, Samson Siasia has stated that he was abandoned by former teammates and the sports ministry of the federation after FIFA slammed him with a life ban from all football-related activities. 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