STJD reevaluates process and postpones Alef Manga’s return again

The Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) asked for more time to evaluate the process and postponed again the return of the Coritiba attacker, Alef Manga, to football. The STJD will judge the case in a new hearing, with no date yet set.

The player’s lawyers, who train separately at Coxa, tried to review his sentence this Thursday (4).

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The athlete is suspended worldwide for involvement in match-fixing in Brazilian football. The suspension lasts until August, but the player has been trying to get a penalty conversion to anticipate his return.

In January of this year, the highest body of Sports Justice had already denied the conversion of half of the athlete’s sentence, frustrating the expectation of returning to the field. The president of the STJD, José Perdiz, understood that the complexity of the case, as it involved manipulation of results, required a deeper analysis.

Alef Manga’s sentence will complete nine months

In April, Manga completes nine months away from Brazilian football. During this period, he spent three months on loan at Pafos FC. At the Cyprus club, the striker made six appearances and did not score goals.

In October 2023, Pafos terminated the contract with the athlete after FIFA internationalized the punishment of players involved in a manipulation scheme.

On that occasion, he returned to Curitiba, where he trained with private professionals, until he was released to work at Coxa again last month.

The club’s objective with training is to strengthen the athlete for a possible return during Series B. Manga has a contract until the end of 2024 with Alviverde.

Coritiba debuts in Série B on April 19th, away from home, against Ponte Preta.

The team will not be able to count on striker Robson, who had to undergo surgery after an injury and will be missing Coxa in the first rounds of the Brazilian Championship.