On the 1st day of July 2016, 21-year old Kadiri Musa signed a five-year contract with NPFL team, Kedike United FC of Rivers State. He joined from Lagos-based club, Ayangalu Warriors FC for a transfer fee of N3 Million Naira.…
Background January 21st 2019, an Argentine footballer, Emiliano Sala who had just signed for Cardiff City was travelling from France to England, when the plane in which he was “disappeared”. Rescue searches were conducted for weeks which yielded no positive result,…
Football is arguably the most popular sports in the world, and so equally brings popularity and attraction to its “actors”. The rewards of such popularity have been maximised by many football players, especially those who ply their trade in the…
INTRODUCTION As a sequel to the first part of this article which examined “just cause” for unilateral termination as regards clubs, this second part of the article aims to discuss “just cause” for unilateral termination of contracts by footballers. It should…
Introduction The principle of FIFA as contained in Article 13 of the RSTP is that, generally, a football contract cannot be unilaterally terminated by any of the parties. Thus, It can only become terminated when (i) the contract expires, or…
One of the main goals of FIFA (especially as regards club football) is the maintenance of contractual stability amongst its members. To this end, it has statutes and regulations guiding relationships, as well as dispute resolution and disciplinary bodies, which…
The "round leather game", as fondly called, used to be a mere recreational activity which attracted some rewards by the way. However, over the last three decades or so, the commercial value of sports, particularly football, has grown astronomically. The…
Training compensation has become a recent development in modern football. It can almost be likened to taking care of a child and “eating the fruit of your labour”. Training compensation involves financial payment to a player’s training club when he…
Imagine that you signed a football contract with a club, then you failed the medical examination or were refused a work permit in the country. Consequently, the club decides to terminate the contract. Would that be right or wrong in…
It was in the news today that the contract of Papy Djilobodji was terminated by Sunderland FC after the player was absent from the club for one month without authorization, and thereafter failed a fitness test. In our opinion, Sunderland…