What if the club won't release my child?

Q: What if the club won't release my child?

Under SAFA Competitions Uniform Rule 13.7, a player may apply to SAFA to be declared a free agent within 30 days of any of these: the club has ceased to exist as a club under SAFA's jurisdiction the club refuses or fails to issue a clearance certificate the player is entitled to it is in the interest of fairness and equity Once declared a free agent, the player can register with a new club. Disputes between a player and a club about registration or transfer within South Africa are decided by SAFA's Dispute Resolution Committee (Rules 13.9 and 20). The party raising the dispute lodges a written notice with the relevant SAFA official, with the dispute fee: R3 500 in the Regional Leagues and SAFA Junior Football Leagues, or R10 000 in the Provincial Leagues (Rule 17.1.3). Either party can appeal the committee's decision.

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Under SAFA Competitions Uniform Rule 13.7, a player may apply to SAFA to be declared a free agent within 30 days of any of these:

the club has ceased to exist as a club under SAFA's jurisdiction
the club refuses or fails to issue a clearance certificate the player is entitled to
it is in the interest of fairness and equity

Once declared a free agent, the player can register with a new club.

Disputes between a player and a club about registration or transfer within South Africa are decided by SAFA's Dispute Resolution Committee (Rules 13.9 and 20). The party raising the dispute lodges a written notice with the relevant SAFA official, with the dispute fee: R3 500 in the Regional Leagues and SAFA Junior Football Leagues, or R10 000 in the Provincial Leagues (Rule 17.1.3). Either party can appeal the committee's decision.