CAS 2018/A/5751 New Stars de Douala v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Deportivo de Niefang, Fédération de Football de Guinée Equatoriale (FEGUIFUT)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 11/01/2019
Why it matters
New Stars de Douala v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Deportivo de Niefang, Fédération de Football de Guinée Equatoriale (FEGUIFUT), a transfer 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 partially upheld. For a student, it is a worked example of how CAS and the FIFA regulations govern player transfers, training compensation and the stability of contracts.
Summary
New Stars de Douala v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Deportivo de Niefang, Fédération de Football de Guinée Equatoriale (FEGUIFUT): a transfer dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 11/01/2019. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: New Stars de Douala v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Deportivo de Niefang, Fédération de Football de Guinée Equatoriale (FEGUIFUT)
Case number: CAS 2018/A/5751
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a transfer dispute
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