World football governing body, FIFA has waded into the long-term dispute involving Super Eagles of Nigeria captain, Ahmed Musa, and Al-Nassr with the Saudi Arabian club found guilty of an unsettled payment to Leicester City.
With the current situation uncleared, Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr have been now placed under a FIFA ban preventing them from registering new players.
The global governing body has ruled that the Saudi giants failed to pay Leicester as much as £390,000 in add-ons plus interest for Ahmed Musa after the Nigerian joined back in 2018.
Al-Nassr were in fact told back in 2021 that they would have to pay the Foxes the money owed after the ruling was officially released.
However, it would seem that they were unable to do so, and as such have been punished with the registration ban promised.
Worse still, the club was warned in the original rule that it would not be just one window, but three consecutive registration periods, halting the side in its tracks as they continue to try and build a star-studded side.
The club now has until the end of those three consecutive bans to pay the fee, or else they could be referred to FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee.
Club chiefs are however confident that the fee will be paid before it gets to that stage, and have intimated that the oversight came before their recent change in structure after the Public Investment Fund took over.
Al-Nassr intends to lift the ban by paying the fee to Leicester, who will be starting the new season from the Championship after their Premier League relegation, thereby permitting the Saudi side to target further recruits.
