Sudan slams FIFA decision to give Zambia boardroom points, vows to fight injustice
Posted On Wednesday, 10th October 2012
Sai Ali was supposed to be serving a suspension but Sudan recevied no notice from FIFA and CAF
Sudan have slammed FIFA’s decision to strip them of a win over Zambia for fielding an ineligible player in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, vowing to fight the verdict.
The north African country has appealed against the decision insisting they will fight to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for justice if FIFA does not listen favourably to their concerns.
Sudan are furious over the award of three boardroom points to Zambia insisting FIFA or CAF did not notify them of defender Saifeldin Ali Idris suspension as required by law.
Zambia, who moved to the top of the group thanks to the decision, did not also file in the complaint within the stipulated time but the governing body ruled in their favour.
This has sparked some sense of injustice among the Sudan who think they legal rights have been violated by FIFA who has lost similar cases in the past at CAS.
Sudan FA (SFA) says it will exhaust all legal avenues to reclaim the three points because they did not receive any official notice that defender Saifeldin Ali Idris was ineligible to play in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia in June.
“SFA confirms they did not receive verbal or written notice by FIFA or CAF preventing him (Saifeldin Ali Idris from involving the player in the mentioned game,” SFA stated.
“SFA will follow all legal avenues to recover the Sudan rights in this case.
“Based on our confidence in the validity of our legal position, we have to appeal a decision to the Discipline Committee issued on the fourth of October 2012 and the recipient via DHL on the eighth of October 2012.
“Today- Tuesday 9th October 2012, we have sent to the appeals to the Disciplinary Committee of the Federation International de Football Associations (FIFA).”
Zambia were third in Group D prior to the ruling on three points, level with second placed Ghana and one less than Sudan after two matches played.
On the back of the FIFA ruling against Sudan, African champions Zambia are now top of their qualifying group for Brazil 2014 on six points, three more than closest rivals Ghana.
Sudan featured Saifeldin in a 2-0 win over Zambia in a Group D qualifier on June 2 in Khartoum.
Saifeldin was earlier suspended in his last competitive match prior to that game following his sent-off at the 2012 Africa Cup in a 3-0 quarterfinal loss Zambia on February.
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This wont take you anywhere. FIFA’s decision is final. Just forget about it.
FIFA IS NOT KNOWN FOR CHANGING ITS MIND .THEY TAKE TIME TO DECIDE AND ONCE DECIDED IT IS A CASE CLOSED. YOU WILL JUST WASTE YOUR TIME. JUST CONCENTRATE ON YOUR STRENGTH – I MEAN THE AFCON QUALIFIERS.
zambia are the champions of africa 2012 there is no shame with them representing africa in brazil. We will do africa proud we have some extremely talented young men who are not afraid to rub shoulders and even beat teams with players like messi and iniesta. Sudan used a suspended player it is even more serios coz this player scored and contributed to zambia winning. Now that fifa has awarded zambia the points its finished for ghana. Zambia will now proceed to wallop lesotho home and away and destroy sudan making the game in ghana a formality. Ghana cannot qualify its impossible now.
Good luck Sudan, but I doubt if they will reverse. SFA should just ready the rules and know them.
Fifa jus made da battle more fun..we will c hu is capable of causn more damage.wat will b brazil 2014 b without african brazil.zambian coach us a swaggr jacker hu has used his best moves,we c da fake in da zambian team u r not a soccer nation wil neva b a.soccer power house da recnt afcon is al u got u wnt com dat close again..try cricket or rugby
Boy you are a troll, go count the number of cases FIFA had lost in the past.
Foolish Zambian!!!
If we win all our matches we can still qualify with this verdict. Up Gh!!!!
We have to win them at their home because fifa decision is final
That was a stupid decision by fifa anyways. The correct judgment is strip sudan of 3 point. By giving Zambia 3 points they have punished everyone else in the group. Zambia did not earn those points, so why are they give the 3 points. I say fight it Sudan.
And I Quote :
Sudan player warned FA over his ban – massive boost for Zambia ahead of Ghana.
http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/sudan-player-warned-fa-over-his-ban-massive-boost-for-zambia-ahead-of-ghana/
TO THOSE OF YOU GHANIANS WHO ARE ARROGANT ,KINDLY READ THROUGH THE RULES FOR BRASIL WORLD CUP 2014.Read page 16 of the document
http://pt.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/47/38/17/regulationsfwcbrazil2014_en.pdf
I think you your self don’t know any thing, read what you posted there well you are arrogant and you will understand that it is rules of the game about to come on, not what they are playing now.
wow. this Zambians are so cheap. how can someone be so so proud of what he did not earn. i wouldn’t even accept cuz that don’t show how good you are. smh. Sudan on the other hand should hv known better. for what i know, Ghana will make it regardless since they have to play Zambia for the final group games. also, regardless of the 2 wins over Ghana, Everyone in the world will agree with me, Ghana is at least 70% ahead of Zambia in soccer. It doesn’t even make sense when Ghanaian on this forum ague with Zambians in terms of WHO IS WHO. Well going to Mecca don’t make u a Muslim, same as winning 2 over Ghana, de face of Africa in soccer, don’t make Zambians the best. African CH or not.
Zambia has been extremely lucky right from Gabon/AFCON. Ghana threw away penalty as well as CID who threw all their penalties away. They are still riding on luck but it will end very soon.
Has anybody seen any special play by the Zambians? I haven’t seen any spectacular football skill of the Zambians because they don’t have it.
Sudan exposed them big time and Malawi disgraced them, to prove that their AFCON victory was a fluke. They might not even qualify for South Africa to defend their fake Championship.
Ugandans are hungry to dispose off the so-called champions.
Ghana 0 liberia 2.
Jelousy. What fluke are you talking about. We killed all the favourites on a way to the top, Senagal, CIV, Ghana, including the host. It pains you that no one rated us but we did win. And for Sudan and all on this forum, rules are rules, tommorrow it may be you to benefit from the rules. Just dont be bitter. Brazil 2014 here we come. Zambiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
you can talk and talk. on record zambia beat sudan 3-0 and katongo scored a hatrick. zambia beats ghana at will. ghana vs zambia 2013 afcon final in SA, WHO DO YOU WANT TO SCORE MAYUKA OR MULENGA. comparing ghana and zambia is comparing a toyota corolla and a hammer, or a ceo and a receptionist. you guys are just laud mounths. you are going down in malawi.
You can say that again,cos we beat Sudan in Gabon 3-0 ,the only difference was that non of their players was ineligible to play.
U ryt ghana is da hummer..how can zambia b bettr dan ghana its not possible n u fishermen knw dis.uganda wil destroy ur afcon n ghana wil end ur wc dream..
We are waiting for you ugly black Aps in Malawi. we will disgrace you, just leave our neibours alone. we are proud of them.
Guys pliz lets focus on the AFCON,our beloved BS might miss S Africa if we continue dis way!
Lucky fortune or what ever we will continue beating you.
It’s very funny. Only 4 Ghanaians and 4 Zambians are quarrelling on the internet. You 8 lazy chaps wake up and go for work. Are you loafers who have nothing to do in your lives apart from insulting innocent people on the internet? No wander africa can’t be developed.
Maybe you are just street kids and you are not representing the two beloved countries. Your views and not the views of Ghana or Zambia as nations.
Wow! To read all those hateful and hurtful comments is a shame to the name and spirit of soccer.
To begin with, history proves that even the so called best lose. A bitter loser is exposed by their words.
Zambia was called underdog throughout the afcon 2012 games
yet history proves that they are the 2012 Africa Champions a fact rated by some as a fluke.
Before Saturday people again said Zambia wont defend the title in SA.
Yet history proves again that the Champions will be in SA.
Zambia will in history remain as champions.
As for world cup, it far much better for country to be David than goliath for we all know how the story ends.
Oh the story played out right in everyone’s eyes the goliath CID was defeated by David of Africa, Zambia.
Zambia I urge u to remain humble and the champions u are.
Let the proud remain proud and in the end history will once again prove why the hand and favor of God follows only the meek.
And let’s never forget that rules are there to guide…without them lawlessness prevails