Soccer-FIFA beats former Nigeria coach's U.S. appeal over match-fixing ban

FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Soccer - Semi-final - Men's Football Tournament Semi-final Nigeria v Germany - Corinthians Arena - Sao Paulo, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Nigeria's head coach Samson Siasia (R) reacts during the second half. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Soccer's world governing body FIFA prevailed in a U.S. appeals court over a former Nigeria national team coach seeking to overturn his lifetime ban, later reduced to five years, for fixing matches.

In a 3-0 decision on Thursday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Samson Siasia did not show why a trial court in New York had jurisdiction over his case.