The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed Kaizer Chiefs’ appeal and confirmed FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) in the appeal filed together with the club’s former player Andriamirado Andrianarimanana. The appeal was heard on 9 September 2020.
Part of the statement released by CAS reads: “The CAS Panel in charge of this matter has dismissed the appeal and confirmed the Challenged Decision in its entirety.”
The appeal followed the decision by the FIFA DRC which ruled that the player and Kaizer Chiefs entered into a new contract when the player was still under contract with Fosa Juniors FC from Madagascar. The FIFA DRC concluded that the player unilaterally terminated the employment contract with Fosa Juniors FC without just cause.
A four-month period of ineligibility was imposed on the player and Kaizer Chiefs was banned from registering any new players for two entire and consecutive registration periods.
Kaizer Chiefs has noted the decision and we will now focus on the new season with the current squad of registered players.
The full statement from CAS reads as follows:
“The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal filed by the Malagasy player Andriamirado Aro Hasina Andrianarimanana(the Player) and the South African club Kaizer Chiefs FC (collectively, the Appellants), against the decision rendered by the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) on 5 December 2019(the Challenged Decision).
In such decision, the FIFA DRC noted that the Player and Kaizer Chiefs entered into a new contract when the Player was still under contract with Fosa JuniorsFC/Madagascar. Given these circumstances, the FIFA DRC concluded that the Player unilaterally terminated the Employment Contract with Fosa Juniors Without just cause.
As a consequence, the Player was ordered, together with Kaizer Chiefs FC, to jointly and severally pay a compensation of MGA 157’572’000 (approx. USD 40’000) to Fosa Juniors FC.
In addition, a four-month period of ineligibility was imposed on the Player, and Kaizer Chiefs FC was banned from registering any new players either nationally or internationally for two entire and consecutive registration periods. The CAS Panel in charge of this matter has dismissed the appeal and confirmed the Challenged Decision in its entirety.”
CAS Update
The Court of Arbitration for Sport Panel has dismissed Kaizer Chiefs’ appeal and confirmed FIFA’s DRC decision. This means the Club will not be able to register any player for two consecutive transfer windows.#Amakhosi4Life pic.twitter.com/BtqCTCY8Ss
— Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) October 27, 2020
