Omar Al-Azmi

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14: Kazma Club has formally requested that the Football Association enforce Article 33 of the Professionalism and Player Status Regulations and require all parties to pay training compensation under Article 53, regarding the case of player Omar Al-Azmi.

The club explained that it had remained silent in recent weeks concerning Al-Azmi’s transfer to Al-Arabi, amid procedural and legal breaches that undermine fairness and transparency in football.

Kazma noted that it had allowed the Football Association to clarify the facts and issue an official statement on the dispute, but no response was provided. The club emphasized that it will take all necessary steps to ensure the situation is resolved legally.

Al-Azmi, a player developed through Kazma’s youth system, was offered a professional contract that was revised multiple times at his and his father’s request. Despite this, he refused the offer, negotiated externally without the club’s knowledge, and joined Al-Arabi’s training in March 2025, outside official registration periods.

Kazma initially filed a complaint with the Professionalism and Player Status Committee, citing Article 28, which stipulates that a player must remain with their club until the end of the season in which they turn 23 if they refuse a contract offer.

The club further reported that Al-Arabi had ignored regulations and continued to contact the player, prompting Kazma to submit additional complaints to the Disciplinary and Ethics Committees against both Al-Arabi and Al-Azmi for violating rules and sportsmanship. These cases are still under review.

The committee initially ruled that Al-Azmi should remain registered with Kazma and not transfer to any other club. Despite this, the player moved abroad to Mauritania’s Enzidan Club without Kazma’s approval. After 10 weeks, he returned and was registered with Al-Arabi, contravening the committee’s decision and explicit transfer regulations. As a result, the Football Association suspended his participation with Al-Arabi pending a final decision on his eligibility. A letter from the Mauritanian FA later confirmed that Al-Azmi was never officially registered with Enzidan.