The Court of Arbitration for Sport is considering the dispute between Joseph Blyleigh and French Ajaccio

The Court of Arbitration for Sport in the Swiss city of Lausanne held a special hearing to consider the financial and legal dispute between Algerian international Espérance Sportive de Tunis striker Yusuf Blyle and his former French club Ajaccio. This session came to follow up the case brought by the French team against its former player as part of the settlement of disputes over dues and pending financial obligations between the two sides.

The dispute between the two sides is centered around a financial dispute of some 380,000 euros claimed by the French club. Ajaccio's management has filed fraud charges in this file, while player Youssef Blyleigh denies those charges in detail, stressing that he paid the disputed financial amount to the Saudi national club.

The legal course of the file relates to the appeal against an earlier decision by the IFF on transfer fees and contractual obligations. The Swiss Sports Authority had previously granted Joseph Blyleigh a temporary restraining order to play, allowing him to participate in official matches as long as the arbitration proceedings were completed and the case was settled.

The developments in the case date back to the middle of last August when the court decided to suspend the ban imposed on the player. This temporary measure allowed the player to resume his ball activity pending the completion of hearings, pleadings and final judgement from the arbitral tribunal.

Despite holding a session to study the file, the Court of Arbitration for Sport did not provide any clarification as to when it would issue its final ruling. The date of the dispute and the date of the final ruling remain unknown as parties await the outcome of the final decisions of the competent body.