DStv Premiership club TS Galaxy will now have to settle their dispute with Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Igor Makitan at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Makitan signed for Tim Sukazi's club at the beginning of the 2021/22 season from FK Krupa along with fellow countryman and goalkeeper Vasilije Kolak.

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Their signings were made just months before Serbian-Germany Sead Ramovic took over from Owen da Gama.

Kolak remains at Galaxy, but Makitan has since left having only played the opening 13 games of the 2021/22 season.

The towering defender started every match but was red carded 20 minutes into his last appearance against Marumo Gallants in December 2021.

Since then, the 29-year-old never played with club boss Tim Sukazi then confirming during pre-season that Makitan was likely to leave after having not featured in a single game in the 2022/23 season.

This website can now confirm that the club and Makitan have a date at CAS lined up for January 18, 2024.

According to information accessed by KickOff.com the list of hearings to be heard at CAS, this matter has been allocated under the following details.

'18.01.24CAS 2023/A/9618 TS Galaxy Football Club v. Igor Makitan," reads the information on the matter. 

The specific details of the dispute are not specified but will be made public upon the issuing of the judgement as is the case with all other cases.

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CAS is an independent institution tasked with resolving legal disputes in sport through arbitration and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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