DRC Overdue Payables
Texto da decisão
REF FPSD-8971
Decision of the
Dispute Resolution Chamber
passed on 2 March 2023
regarding an employment-related dispute concerning
the player Benjamin Acheampong
BY:
Frans de Weger (the Netherlands), Chairperson
Peter Lukasek (Slovakia), member
Laurel Vaurasi (Fiji), member
CLAIMANT:
Benjamin Acheampong, Ghana
Represented by Mr Yussif Chibsah
RESPONDENT:
El Zamalek, Egypt
Represented by Mr Salvatore Civale
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Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber
1.
The claim of the Claimant, Benjamin Acheampong, is partially accepted.
2.
The Respondent, El Zamalek, has to pay to the Claimant, the following amount(s):
- EUR 180,000 as outstanding remuneration plus 5% interest p.a. as from
23 December 2022 until the date of effective payment;
- EUR 90,000 as contractual penalty.
3.
Any further claims of the Claimant are rejected.
4.
A fine in the amount of USD 10,000 shall be imposed upon the Respondent (cf. art. 12bis of
the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players).
5.
Full payment (including all applicable interest) shall be made to the bank account indicated
in the enclosed Bank Account Registration Form.
6.
Pursuant to art. 24 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, if full payment
(including all applicable interest) is not made within 45 days of notification of this decision,
the following consequences shall apply:
1. The Respondent shall be banned from registering any new players, either nationally or
internationally, up until the due amount is paid. The maximum duration of the ban shall
be of up to three entire and consecutive registration periods.
2. The present matter shall be submitted, upon request, to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee
in the event that full payment (including all applicable interest) is still not made by the
end of the three entire and consecutive registration periods.
7.
The consequences shall only be enforced at the request of the Claimant in accordance
with art. 24 par. 7 and 8 and art. 25 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
8.
This decision is rendered without costs.
For the Football Tribunal:
Emilio García Silvero
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
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NOTE RELATED TO THE FINDINGS OF THE DECISION
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without grounds.
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