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The Glamor Boys hope to start strengthening their team before the new season
The Kaizer Chiefs provided an update following their transfer ban appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday.
FIFA banned Amakhosi from signing players for the next two transfer windows in February 2020, after they were found guilty of illegally signing and registering Andriamirado ‘Dax’ Andrianarimanana in 2018.
The Soweto giants received the CAS from September 8 to 9 to make representations and prove their innocence in the transfer saga involving Dax and his former Malagasy club Fosa Juniors.
The bosses have now revealed that they are awaiting an outcome after the CAS heard their appeal case.
“Kaizer Chiefs’ appeal against their two-window transfer ban was heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today, Wednesday, September 9.” reading a club statement.
“The club will await the outcome on whether the appeal is successful or not.”
Juniors insisted Andrianarimanana was still under contract with his club, after the central midfielder caught the attention of Chiefs scouts at the 2018 Cosafa Cup in Polokwane.
However, Chiefs made it clear that they were under the impression that the Madagascar international was a free agent.
Juniors faced the Chiefs and made their case to FIFA, and the Glamor Boys were unwilling to make it up to them for their midfielder.
FIFA then ruled in favor of Juniors in a ruling that was published in February 2020, also ordering Dax and Chiefs to compensate the islanders R640,000.
Dax was also banned from playing soccer for four months, having left Chiefs for Black Leopards in August 2019.
The 2018 Cosafa Cup Player of the Tournament served his suspension at Leopards and recently returned to action.
The hardworking midfielder left Amakhosi after playing 14 games in all competitions and scored twice in the process.
The Chiefs hope their appeal will be successful so that the club begins to strengthen its team before the 2020/21 campaign.
The Soweto giants have been linked to the Bidvest Wits trio of Thabang Monare, Sfiso Hlanti and Buhle Mkhwanazi.
They are also said to be interested in central defender Sibusiso Mthethwa, who attracted attention at Stellenbosch FC.
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