A few days ago, the organizing committee of the 2024 National 7-a-side Football Cup - Central Highlands Region announced the list of participants in the tournament. The amateur football team Betong 26 Gia Lai attracted attention when registering player Martin Dzilah, who has been involved in a noisy lawsuit with Hoang Anh Gia Lai club in recent times.
Joining the 7-a-side team, Martin Dzilah integrated well and played well with his teammates. In the opening match against Hong Lac, Betong 26 Gia Lai won 5-1. Martin Dzilah also got on the scoreboard with a goal in the 53rd minute, helping the team win all 3 points.
According to the information recorded, Martin Dzilah is in Vietnam to present himself to Gia Lai Provincial Police to clarify the case with Hoang Anh Gia Lai. To have the expenses to maintain his life at this time, he joined Betong 26 Gia Lai team to participate in the 7-a-side football tournament.
Martin Dzilah said that after terminating his contract with the Mountain City team, he encountered many difficulties because he did not receive the compensation of 20,000 USD as agreed. Although he signed the contract termination minutes, the Ghanaian player has not been paid.
Because Hoang Anh Gia Lai did not transfer the money as promised, Martin sued FIFA and won 29,000 USD. However, Hoang Anh Gia Lai did not agree with the above decision and continued to appeal but to no avail.
Recently, FIFA has decided to ban Hoang Anh Gia Lai from transferring players indefinitely. The above penalty will only be lifted if the mountain town team pays Martin Dzilah.
Regarding the above incident, Hoang Anh Gia Lai club posted a press release: "At 3:00 p.m. on March 21, 2024, at the Hoang Anh Gia Lai club office (No. 15 Truong Chinh, Pleiku, Gia Lai province), player Martin Dzilah and Hoang Anh Gia Lai signed a contract termination document. The team paid player Martin Dzilah 20,000 USD as agreed. Player Martin Dzilah signed a confirmation that he had received the full amount.
However, on August 30, 2024, Hoang Anh Gia Lai received a decision from FIFA requiring it to pay player Martin Dzilah the amount of 29,000 USD, based on player Martin Dzilah's complaint.
