CAS 2018/A/5881 Abdelmalek Mokdad v. Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF), Mouloudia Club d’Alger
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 04/08/2019
Why it matters
Abdelmalek Mokdad v. Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF), Mouloudia Club d’Alger, 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 CAS found it had no jurisdiction. 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
Abdelmalek Mokdad v. Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF), Mouloudia Club d’Alger: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 04/08/2019. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Abdelmalek Mokdad v. Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF), Mouloudia Club d’Alger
Case number: CAS 2018/A/5881
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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