(Zurich) FIFA has imposed four-year doping bans on two players who tested positive for banned substances during qualifying for this year’s World Cup.
Posted at 9:53 a.m.
FIFA said in a statement that Salvadoran striker Erick Alejandro Rivera tested positive for the steroid clostebol after a 3-0 loss to Canada on September 8, while Djibouti’s Sabri Ali Mohamed tested positive. to testosterone after a 4-0 loss to Algeria on 12 November.
El Salvador and Djibouti failed to qualify for this year’s tournament in Qatar.
Both players had been provisionally suspended. FIFA revealed that Rivera was suspended from all matches until October 5, 2025, while Mohamed was suspended until January 11, 2026.