FIFA punishes two footballers for four years without playing for doping

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee It just announced two harsh punishments for doping two footballers. Sanction for a suspension period of four years for violation of anti-doping rules during the qualifying phase for the World Cup in Qatar.

On the one hand it is about Salvadoran Erick Alexander Rivera and tested positive for clostebol after the match on September 8, 2021. One is Sabri Ali Mohamed, from Djibouti, and he tested positive for exogenous application of testosterone after the November 12, 2021 fight dispute.

In both cases, the samples were within those classified as prohibited substances in the World Anti-Doping Code. Both are Anabolic Androgenic Steroids, and therefore constitute a violation of the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations.

FIFA decided to deduct the time they have already served from the four-year ban, meaning that Rivera will not be able to play again until October 5, 2025. In the case of Sabri Ali Mohamed, this extends to January 11, 2026 respectively. A ban that affects all types of parties. Both national, international, friendly and official.

Full resolution by Sabri Ali Mohamed and Erick Rivera

In both cases, the resolution of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee is already public. In it, to which this newspaper had access, Sabri Ali Mohamed clarified that “The player has been punished with a four-year suspension for violating the relevant provision of the FIFA Disciplinary Code related to doping, as well as the relevant provision of the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations. penalize the Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in the Player’s Sample” and where it confirms that the “period of suspension will last until January 11, 2026”.

A sanction that covers “participation, in any capacity, in a competition or activity authorized or organized by FIFA or any association, a club or other organization that is a member of an association, or in competitions sanctioned or organized by any professional that league or any international organization. or organization of country-level competition or any national-level or elite sporting activity funded by a government agency.”

In the case of Erick “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee consider the player Erick Alexander Rivera responsible for violating article 17 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and article 6 of the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations”

In his case, the “period of suspension will last from October 5, 2021, the date of the temporary suspension, to October 5, 2025” and the punishment will “cover participation, in any capacity, in a competition or authorized activity or organized of FIFA or any association, club or other member organization of an association, or in competitions sanctioned or organized by any professional league or any international or national competition organization or any elite or national sporting activity funded by a body of the government”.