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BSP-10
FOOTBALL-FIFA-SAIF-BAN
FIFA imposes transferring ban on Saif SC
DHAKA, May 2, 2020 (BSS) – The World highest regulatory body FIFA imposed
transferring ban on Saif Sporting Club which failed to pay the fine in
stipulated time after three foreign players filed separate complains to the
FIFA against Saif SC over the payment complication.
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today (Saturday) formally carried
the FIFA’s decision to Bangladesh Premier League Club Saif Sporting Club.
It was the incident of two seasons back when three foreign players came to
Bangladesh to give trial to play for Saif Sporting Club. But the Club could
not content of the standard of playing of the three players and send back
without registering which triggered problem between the two sides over the
payment.
Following the incident, three foreign players Macko Viliam (Slovakia), Sava
Gardasevic (Montenegro ) and Goran Obradovic (Serbia) lodged complain to FIFA
and the FIFA disciplinary committee gave three separate verdicts in favor of
three players in between March 13-23 imposing fine of near about U$ one lac
to Saif SC.
There was fine supposed to pay within a month through BFF to FIFA since the
verdict announced, but Saif failed to pay the fine in the stipulated time.
According to FIFA verdict, if the payment is not made to the creditors and
proof of such a payment is not provided to the secretariat to the FIFA
disciplinary committee and to the BFF by the deadline stipulated by FIFA, A
ban from registering new players, either nationally or internationally, will
be imposed on Saif SC.
Once the deadline has expired, the transfer ban will be implemented
automatically at national and international levels by the BFF and FIFA
respectively, without a further formal decision having to be taken or any
order to be issued by the FIFA disciplinary committee or its secretariat. The
transfer ban shell cover all men eleven-a-side teams of Saif SC – first team
and youth categories.
Saif SC Ltd shall be able to register new players, either nationally or
internationally, only upon the payment to the creditors of the total
outstanding amount.
In particular, Saif SC may not make use of the exception in order to
register players at an earlier stage.
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