“The other sanctions, namely the ban on purchasing players and the reduction of four players older than U21 on the Squad Size Limit, will be retained,” says the KBVB, which partly agrees with the West Flemish club.
The Licensing Commission’s audit showed that the club had open accounts for several months for social security payments, withholding tax, VAT and group insurance. The KBVB and Voetbal Vlaanderen were also waiting for Ostend money. There were also overdue payments in connection with the transfers of Mateo Barac, Daniel Perez, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Kenny Rocha.
Despite the three extra points, the Kustboys retain the red lantern in the Challenger Pro League. The gap to Seraing has been reduced to one point.