Wydad Casablanca face transfer ban punishment from FIFA

Wydad Casablanca has received a new administrative and financial blow from FIFA, as the club is banned from making new signings for three consecutive transfer windows. This decision comes in light of the failure to settle financial obligations related to the transfer of Bolivian player Moisés Paniagua from Al-Wahda.

Wydad Casablanca has been banned from signings starting November 10 due to a debt of three hundred thousand US dollars. This amount represents the value of the loan fee for the mentioned player.

In this context, sources close to the club's management reported that the crisis surrounding Moisés Paniagua will not stop here, as Wydad Casablanca is anticipating additional financial files related to the same deal, including an initial payment of eight hundred and fifty thousand US dollars. The file is expected to emerge in the coming days.

A second payment of one million US dollars represents the remaining part of the transfer deal, which is likely to be presented to international bodies during the upcoming summer transfer window.

Moisés Paniagua has issued an official warning to the club's management in July to demand his dues, before his situation was temporarily resolved to avoid the termination of his contract and leaving as a free agent. However, the resurgence of financial disputes presents Wydad Casablanca's management with an urgent structural challenge to settle these international issues, in order to avoid the continuation of the ban and the potential impacts on the team's readiness and stability of its squad.