The 22-year-old striker is again available to his selection for the African Cup of Nations. On the merits, the jurisdiction is located in Lausanne has not yet ruled on the decision of FIFA.
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The Arbitral Tribunal for Sport (TAS) suspended on Monday 17 January, the sanction taken by the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) against the Senegalese International Pope Gueye. Aged 22, the Marseille Olympic striker (OM) is currently present at the African Cup of Nations (CAN), in Cameroon, with the Lions of Senegal. According to the international jurisdiction, the player is again available to his selection for the African competition.
last week due to a conflict on its transfer between OM and the English Club of Watford (Premier League), Pope Gueye “is no longer suspended for the moment,” said a carrier Word of the Tas at the France Press Agency.
On the merits, the jurisdiction established in Lausanne has not yet ruled on the FIFA’s decision, which deprived the attacker of all official competitions for four months for signed a prestrate with Watford before he dedicating to join Marseille.
The international young, who started his professional career in Le Havre in 2017, simply “obtained a suspensive effect” of this sanction, the time to examine his appeal, said the spokesman of the TAS.
Pope Gueye remains under the threat of a subsequent suspension, while the OM has been the subject of separate sanctions in the same file: a recruitment ban of twelve months and a fine of a little More than 2 million euros. The Marseille Club announced, Saturday, its intention to appeal.
Coming match, Tuesday
Senegal will play, Tuesday, his last game of Poule against Malawi during the third day. The Lions and the National Syli of Guinea are almost qualified for the rounds of finals.
Senegal, although diminished by notable absences, has not yet assumed the status of favorite as many observers. Senegalese selection, which reached the final at editions of 2002 and 2019, never won the CAN.