Swiss Courtroom Orders Membership’s Reinstatement in First Division, Cites “Procedural Failures” by LFA
By: Christopher C. Walker
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – In a landmark ruling that has despatched shockwaves by way of Liberia’s soccer group, the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has overturned the Liberia Soccer Affiliation’s (LFA) determination to relegate Jubilee Soccer Membership, ordering the crew’s instant reinstatement within the First Division for the upcoming season.
The ruling, delivered on October 31, 2025, by Sole Arbitrator Hervé Le Lay of Paris, France, discovered that the LFA violated due course of by failing to correctly hear Jubilee FC’s attraction earlier than confirming its relegation.
“We have been by no means afraid of the reality. All we needed was a good listening to. The CAS noticed what occurred and corrected it,” mentioned Joseph Howe, President of Jubilee FC.
A Lengthy Highway to Justice
The authorized dispute started in April 2025 after the LFA’s Membership Licensing Committee dominated that Jubilee FC had failed to satisfy membership licensing requirements — a choice the crew instantly contested.
Nevertheless, when the LFA’s Attraction Board upheld the committee’s determination with out conducting a proper listening to, Jubilee escalated the matter to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, submitting an attraction underneath reference CAS 2025/A/11482.
After reviewing the case, CAS dominated that the LFA’s determination was “procedurally flawed and inconsistent with ideas of truthful listening to,” successfully nullifying the relegation.
The ruling means Jubilee FC will return to the First Division pending additional administrative actions by the LFA.
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