FIFA reportedly rules in favour of Aliou Faty in TP Mazembe dispute

Aliou Faty has reportedly won his financial dispute with TP Mazembe after FIFA ruled in favour of the Senegalese goalkeeper, according to reports from Senegalese media outlet Sénégal 7.

The dispute centres on an unpaid signing bonus of US$25,000 which Faty claims was owed to him by the Lubumbashi based club.

The goalkeeper took the matter to FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber after the disagreement over the payment could not be resolved.

According to Sénégal 7, FIFA ruled in favour of Faty on 7 September, bringing a new legal development to the dispute involving one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s leading clubs.

The reported decision requires TP Mazembe to pay the goalkeeper the full US$25,000 owed to him.

The club has reportedly been given 45 days to comply with the decision. Failure to make the payment within that period could expose TP Mazembe to disciplinary action, according to the report.

The case highlights the contractual disagreement between Faty and the Lubumbashi club, with the goalkeeper turning to football’s international dispute resolution system to seek payment of the money he says was agreed as part of his contract.

FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber handles a range of employment and contractual disputes involving players and clubs from different countries. In this case, Faty reportedly used the process to pursue the signing bonus he says remained unpaid.

The reported ruling now puts the focus on TP Mazembe and whether the club will meet the financial requirement within the 45 day deadline.

For Faty, the decision represents a significant development in his attempt to recover the money at the centre of the dispute.

The case has also added another legal twist to matters surrounding TP Mazembe, with the club now reportedly facing a FIFA order to settle the outstanding amount or risk disciplinary consequences.

Sénégal 7 is the source of the report that FIFA ruled in Faty’s favour on 7 September. The article does not provide the full text of FIFA’s decision, but says the governing body ordered TP Mazembe to pay the US$25,000 signing bonus within 45 days.

The reported decision leaves the next step with the Congolese club, which must now respond to the financial ruling within the stated deadline.