Wa Ganyu Here to Confirm
Following our story we published yesterday https://shorturl.at/02F4l, Alick Lungu has settled for Ekhaya FC, where he will be pocketing a hefty K1.4 million in monthly salary.
He will be one of the highest paid players in the Super League of Malawi, a move that has excited him.
Our source said Ekhaya gave Lungu a contract on Wednesday, but the player is yet to sign as he wants to see if upon signing, he will be registered to play.
“That is what the player is waiting for. Otherwise, he is happy with the salary,” he said.
Asked about the signing on fees, the source said Lungu will not get image rights because he is hoping to join a foreign team during the July transfer window.
“For now, he will be getting salary only and will leave the team once there is an opportunity abroad,” he said.
Ekhaya has promised the player that the club will do whatever it takes to register him now.
“We have reached out to FAM and Sulom, we have been assured that the player will be registered now, we are hopeful that he will play, meaning he will not wait for the July transfer window since he is a free agent and that his contract with FCB Nyasa Big Bullets expired when the window had closed,” the source told Wa Ganyu.
Can Lungu be registered?
FAM registration and player Transfers rules
REGISTRATION PERIODS
1. Players may only be registered during one of the two annual registration periods fixed by the relevant association. Associations may fix different registration periods for their male and female competitions.
2. The first registration period may begin as early as on the first day after the day on which the competition period of the previous season ended, and at the latest on the first day of the new season. The first registration period shall not be shorter than eight weeks or longer than 12 weeks. The second registration period shall occur in the middle of the season and shall not be shorter than four weeks or longer than eight weeks. The cumulative total of both registration periods may not exceed 16 weeks. The dates of the competition and the two registration periods for the season shall be entered into TMS at least 12 months before they come into force (cf. Annexe 3). All transfers, whether a national transfer or an international transfer, shall only occur within these registration periods. Subject to these exceptions in article 6 as per paragraph 3 hereinafter. FIFA shall determine the dates for any association that fails to communicate them on time.
3. Member associations are authorized to exceptionally register players outside a registration period in the following circumstances.
a) A professional who has unilaterally terminated their contract with just cause, or whose contract has been unilaterally terminated without just cause by their club, may be registered outside a registration period. Upon receipt of the ITC request, the FIFA general secretariat shall expeditiously assess on a prima facie basis whether the unilateral termination occurred with or without just cause and permit or deny the registration accordingly. Such prima facie assessment is without prejudice to a decision of the Football Tribunal about the consequences of the termination of contract.
b) A professional whose contract has naturally expired or has been mutually terminated prior to the end of the registration period applicable to the engaging club may be registered with the engaging club also after expiry of the respective registration period.
c) A female player may be registered outside a registration period to temporarily replace another female player that has taken maternity leave. The period of the contract of the temporary replacement player shall, unless otherwise mutually agreed, be from the date of registration until the day prior to the start of the first registration period after the return of the female player that has taken maternity leave.
d) A female player may be registered outside a registration period upon completion of her maternity leave (cf. article 18 paragraph 7 and article 18quater) subject to her contractual status.
e) A professional whose contract has expired or been terminated as a result of COVID-19 has the right to be registered outside a registration period, regardless of the date of expiry or termination.
4. Whenever allowing a registration outside a registration period, member associations shall pay due consideration to the sporting integrity of the relevant competition. Collective bargaining agreements validly negotiated by employers’ and employees’ representatives at domestic level in accordance with national law may define the criterion of sporting integrity in more detail.
5. In cases where the FIFA general secretariat allows a registration outside a registration period based on the exception in paragraph 3 a), any domestic regulatory provision or contractual agreement requiring the consent of the former club to register the player shall be null and void. In cases where a player’s employment contract has expired, consent of the former club shall never be required to register the player.
6. With respect to the exceptions in paragraph 3 c) and d), associations shall adapt their domestic rules accordingly. However, priority shall be given to ensuring that a female player that has returned from maternity leave is eligible to participate in domestic competitions, as well as the sporting integrity of the relevant competition.
7. Players may only be registered, subject to the exceptions provided for in article 6 paragraph 3, upon submission through the electronic player registration system of a valid application from the club to the relevant association during a registration period.
8. The provisions concerning registration periods do not apply to competitions in which only amateurs participate. The relevant association shall specify the periods when players may be registered for such competitions provided that due consideration is given to the sporting integrity of the relevant competition.
