Wydad Temara team received a strong shock today after the Central Disciplinary Committee decided to impose five severe penalties against them, the most prominent being a deduction of 4 points from their score. This decision came following the club’s use of its player Imad Babas, who was suspended, during their match against Wydad Athletic in the first round of the professional league.
The penalties issued by the Disciplinary Committee included Wydad Temara losing the match by a score of three goals to none, in addition to a deduction of one point and a fine of 5,000 dirhams. These penalties add up to the point deduction, placing the team in a difficult position at the start of the season.
The decisions also extended to the player Imad Babas himself, where two more match suspensions were added to his previous unserved penalty, making his total suspension six matches instead of four. The administrative official who signed the match sheet on behalf of the club was also suspended for four consecutive matches, reflecting the seriousness of the violation.
The incident goes back to Wydad Temara fielding their player Imad Babas, who came from the Royal Army team, despite an existing four-match suspension penalty against him issued in the last round of the previous season during the match between Royal Army Hope and Wydad Tangier. Babas was supposed to miss the first four matches for Wydad Temara to serve his suspension, but he participated in the match against Wydad.
Wydad Temara was not aware of the penalty imposed on the player, which led the National Professional Football League to file an objection against his participation, especially since the Casablanca team did not lodge any protest during the match nor filed any subsequent complaint. These developments put Wydad Temara under great pressure at the start of their league campaign.
