CAS 2020/A/6907 South African Football Association (SAFA) v. Appeal Board of the CAF, Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Disciplinary Committee of the CAF, General Secretary of the CAF
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 26/02/2021
Why it matters
South African Football Association (SAFA) v. Appeal Board of the CAF, Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Disciplinary Committee of the CAF, General Secretary of the CAF, 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 the appeal was dismissed. 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
South African Football Association (SAFA) v. Appeal Board of the CAF, Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Disciplinary Committee of the CAF, General Secretary of the CAF: a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 26/02/2021. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: South African Football Association (SAFA) v. Appeal Board of the CAF, Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Disciplinary Committee of the CAF, General Secretary of the CAF
Case number: CAS 2020/A/6907
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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