CAS 2022/A/8758 & 8759 Saifeldin Malik Bakhit Maki, Pharco FC v. Al Merreikh Sport Club, Egyptian Football Association (EFA), Pharco FC, Saifeldin Malik Bakhit Maki, Sudan Football Association (SFA)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 29/08/2022
Why it matters
Saifeldin Malik Bakhit Maki, Pharco FC v. Al Merreikh Sport Club, Egyptian Football Association (EFA), Pharco FC, Saifeldin Malik Bakhit Maki, Sudan Football Association (SFA), 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 dismissed. 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
Saifeldin Malik Bakhit Maki, Pharco FC v. Al Merreikh Sport Club, Egyptian Football Association (EFA), Pharco FC, Saifeldin Malik Bakhit Maki, Sudan Football Association (SFA): a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 29/08/2022. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Saifeldin Malik Bakhit Maki, Pharco FC v. Al Merreikh Sport Club, Egyptian Football Association (EFA), Pharco FC, Saifeldin Malik Bakhit Maki, Sudan Football Association (SFA)
Case number: CAS 2022/A/8758 & 8759
Outcome: Dismissed
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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