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CAS 2024/A/10880 (CAS football (FIFA appeals))

Why it matters

Ngezi Platinum Stars Football Club v. Bongani Mafu, a football dispute decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on appeal from a FIFA decision. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. For a student, it shows how CAS sits as the final appeal from FIFA's judicial bodies, applying the FIFA regulations and Swiss law to disputes between players, clubs and federations.

Summary

Ngezi Platinum Stars Football Club v. Bongani Mafu is a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on appeal from FIFA. The Court held that the appeal was dismissed. The full reasoning is in the award.

The detail

Parties: Ngezi Platinum Stars Football Club v. Bongani Mafu

Case number: CAS 2024/A/10880

Outcome: CAS award CAS 2024/A/10880. See the original for the operative decision.

Applicable law: The CAS Code; the FIFA Regulations; Swiss law as the law of the seat.

Issues in play: A club's, player's or agent's rights against FIFA's regulations and decisions, on appeal to sport's supreme tribunal.

Read the full decision at Court of Arbitration for Sport (football, via FIFA) ↗

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