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CAS 2021/A/7996 Ismaily Sporting Club v. Egyptian Football Association (EFA)

Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 16/02/2023

Why it matters

Ismaily Sporting Club v. Egyptian Football Association (EFA), 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

Ismaily Sporting Club v. Egyptian Football Association (EFA): a disciplinary case in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 16/02/2023. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.

The detail

Parties: Ismaily Sporting Club v. Egyptian Football Association (EFA)

Case number: CAS 2021/A/7996

Outcome: Jurisdiction denied

Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.

Issues in play: a disciplinary case

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