Saturday 11/April/2026 – 09:47 PM
Step up club Sudanese Crescent Among his legal moves against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Moroccan club Nahdet Berkane, announcing the prosecution of the head of the Disciplinary Committee of the Continental Confederation before the competent authorities in the CAF and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), against the backdrop of the crisis involving the player Hamza El Moussaoui in the quarter-final matches of the African Championship, despite his doping sample proving positive.
Al Hilal of Sudan escalates against CAF, and the head of the Disciplinary Committee complains to FIFA
This came in a lengthy official statement issued by the media center of the Sudanese Al Hilal Club, in which the club’s lawyer, Pedro, revealed the details of the legal violations that marred case No. CAS 2026/A/12350 pending before the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Al Hilal’s lawyer said that the club decided to file an official complaint within the next week against the head of the CAF Disciplinary Committee, due to his decision, which he described as illegal, to lift the temporary suspension of the player Hamza Al-Moussawi on the night of March 14, 2026, a few hours before the start of the match, and without fulfilling the conditions stipulated in the FIFA anti-doping regulations for the year 2021.
Lawyer Pedro added that the procedures followed within the Disciplinary Committee were worrying; The legal representatives of Al Hilal Club were forcefully removed from the hearing, and the club was asked to replace its legal team or face exclusion, considering that what happened represented a complete cancellation of the right to defense and a transgression of all values of transparency and sporting justice.
The lawyer explained that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a decision rejecting the club’s request to take urgent temporary measures, but he stressed that this decision is only a preliminary procedural step that does not affect the essence of the appeal, stressing that the arbitration procedures are still fully continuing to decide on the legality of the participation of the player who was subject to a temporary suspension from the same committee before its controversial lifting.
The Sudanese Al Hilal Club concluded its statement by emphasizing its full commitment to the issue until the end, stressing that African football deserves institutions that implement the laws consistently and transparently to ensure respect for all parties, and pledged to do everything in its power to protect the integrity of continental competition and safeguard the club’s historical rights.
