CAS 2004/A/676 Ismailia Sporting Club v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 15/12/2004
Why it matters
Ismailia Sporting Club v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), an eligibility dispute in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. For a student, it shows how CAS balances a federation's rules on who may compete against the athlete's rights.
Summary
Ismailia Sporting Club v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF): an eligibility dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 15/12/2004. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Ismailia Sporting Club v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF)
Case number: CAS 2004/A/676
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an eligibility dispute
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