Cameroon: FIFA issues transfer ban on Eding Sport

• FIFA imposed an indefinite ban on the club on Friday, citing failure to meet its financial obligations with Ivorian footballer Drissa Diarrasouba
• Eding Sport can’t add to its current squad of players before the start of the 2024/25 MTN Elite Two season
• The club had been given a deadline to pay the 29-year-old former Côte D’Ivoire U-17 international but they didn’t respect that, leaving FIFA with no option than banning them

The World football governing body, FIFA has banned Eding Sport de la Lekie from registering players and informed the Cameroon football federation (FECAFOOT) accordingly.

The Cameroon second tier outfit has been found guilty of non-payment of the salary of Ivorian player Drissa Diarrasouba who played for them a few years back.

A release from FIFA to FECAFOOT this April 12 confirmed Eding can’t sign players internationally and can’t register new players till the situation with the former Stoke City reserves forward is resolved.

“We refer to the above-mentioned matter and acknowledge receipt of the attached correspondence for the parties perusal.

“In this regard, we wish to inform the parties that a ban from registering new players intentionally has been implemented by FIFA as of today.”

The release further gave further directives to FECAFOOT as part of efforts to coerced Eding to pay.

“Moreover, and in accordance with the afforementioned, correspondence member association is requested to immediately implement on the respondent the club Eding Sport de la Lekie a ban from registering new players at national level,” a portion of the letter added.

The 2017 MTN Elite One champions who compete in the second tier of Cameroon football these days have to pay Drissa Diarrasouba to have a way out of the situation.

Eding Sport missed out on promotion to Elite One in the playoffs phase of the championship despite having one of the best team across the season.

It’s unclear how the club plans to react to the current situation, but it is mandatory they find a way out as soon as possible if they want to sign new players and compete next year.