Kaizer Chiefs recently won a case against the Premier Soccer League (PSL) after missing two league games last year. However, it seems the PSL might be looking into appealing the ruling.
Nazeer Cassim SC, an arbitrator appointed by the South African Football Association in the dispute between the Premier Soccer League and Kaizer Chiefs, ruled that the games that Amakhosi chose to forgo owing to a Covid-19 outbreak at their headquarters in December 2021, must be replayed.
The ruling came on 18 March, after days of deliberation and arguments between the two sides. Chiefs failed to honour two fixtures in December – one at home against Cape Town City and another against Golden Arrows in Durban. The club said this was because they were battling a Covid-19 outbreak at their Kaizer Chiefs village in Naturena, Johannesburg – which led to the headquarters being shut down for a week.
“In my view Kaizer Chiefs were justified in not fielding teams for the fixtures… These two games must be replayed. There is much to be said that where possible games must be replayed … to enable soccer to triumph and the best team on the day be rewarded… I am averse to the litigation process deciding the winner. It is better that the results of the match be determined on the soccer field.”
9.5 Fixtures may be changed by the league, provided that proper notification of the rescheduled fixture is given to the participating member clubs in terms of this rule. Then the league set a precedent when it enforced the new rule on the now defunct Cape Umoya United, who were plying their trade in the second-tier GladAfrica Championship, during the 2020/2021 season. United found themselves in a similar situation to Amakhosi, with Covid-19 breaking out in their camp.
“It appears the league is dissatisfied with the outcome and intends to review it, with a view of setting aside the award in the High Court. This unfortunate step has taken the club by surprise, as in doing so the league is in breach of its own constitution and rules as well as Safa statutes, which frown upon [using] the court systems for resolving football disputes,” read the statement.
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