Black Leopards' former coach Sunday Chidzambwa has been warned by Fifa that he faces further sanctions if he persists with a court action he brought last week.
Chidzambwa wants to clear his name in the Asiagate match-fixing scandal in his native Zimbabwe.
He was given a life ban by the Zimbabwe Football Association for his alleged part in the national team throwing matches in Asia between 2007 and 2009 in return for cash from Asian betting syndicates.
The former coach is accused of being one of the ringleaders, along with Method Mwanjali of Mamelodi Sundowns and Wits defender Thomas Sweswe, who have also been banned for life.
Fifa is expected to extend the bans worldwide once the players have been given a chance to appeal.
But Chidzambwa's bid to take the matter outside of football's disciplinary structures and to Harare's High Court has earned him a rebuke from soccer's world governing body.
Fifa rules say that anyone who takes a soccer-related dispute to a court of law instead of using internal structures faces being kicked out of the game.
Fifa has told the Zimbabwe Football Association to take action against anyone who bypasses the game's structures looking for redress - posing a new challenge for the Leopards' technical director.
Chidzambwa has retained an Harare firm of attorneys to try to clear his name and save his career.
His ban has already led to his quitting as coach of Black Leopards.
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