CAS 2017/A/4977 Smouha SC v. Abdul Aziz Yusif, Asante Kotoko FC, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Ismaily Sporting Club
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 04/02/2019
Why it matters
Smouha SC v. Abdul Aziz Yusif, Asante Kotoko FC, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Ismaily Sporting Club, a contractual dispute in football decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. For a student, it is a worked example of how CAS enforces contracts in sport, between clubs, players, agents or federations, applying the relevant regulations and Swiss law.
Summary
Smouha SC v. Abdul Aziz Yusif, Asante Kotoko FC, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Ismaily Sporting Club: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 04/02/2019. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Smouha SC v. Abdul Aziz Yusif, Asante Kotoko FC, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Ismaily Sporting Club
Case number: CAS 2017/A/4977
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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