CAS 2009/A/1947 Tema Youth Football Club v. Ghana Football Association (GFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 15/10/2009
Why it matters
Tema Youth Football Club v. Ghana Football Association (GFA), a disciplinary case 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 reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Tema Youth Football Club v. Ghana Football Association (GFA): a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 15/10/2009. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Tema Youth Football Club v. Ghana Football Association (GFA)
Case number: CAS 2009/A/1947
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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