FDD-9623 Protest - 1
FDD-9623 Protest - 1
Dear Sirs,
We refer to the abovementioned matter, and in particular to the protest filed by the South African
Football Association on 15 November 2021 in connection with the match Ghana v. South Africa
played on 14 November 2021 in the context of the Preliminary Competition for the FIFA World
Cup Qatar 2022™, African Zone. The documents pertaining to the present protest are available
under the following link:
https://cargo.fifa.org/a4cb53648a4c8592b9d4b1c49543e5ef1ebf876c3eb63d2110
Furthermore, we wish to inform the South African Football Association as well as the Ghana
Football Association that the above-mentioned protest will be submitted to a member of the FIFA
Disciplinary Committee on 23 November 2021 for consideration and decision in accordance with
art. 14 (9) of the Regulations FIFA World Cup 2022TM, Preliminary Competition as well as arts. 46
and 54 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC).
In view of the foregoing, the Ghana Football Association has the opportunity to provide the
secretariat of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee with any comments it deems appropriate on the
aforementioned protest, if any, by 20 November 2021 at the latest, along with any document
deemed necessary
Finally, for the sake of clarity, please be informed that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee will decide
on the protest using the file in its possession (cf. art. 20 par. 5 of the FDC).
Yours sincerely,
Julien Deux
Head of Judicial Bodies (Adjudicatory)
Encl. as mentioned
Disciplinary Committee
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
FIFA-Strasse 20 P.O. Box 8044 Zurich Switzerland T: +41 (0)43 222 7777 www.FIFA.com