World Football governing body, FIFA, have suspended Honduran defender Wisdom Niayitey Quaye July for a period of 18 months due to an anti-doping rule violation.
Quaye July tested positive for clostebol following a qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 against the United States of America played on 2 February 2022.
Clostebol is a non-Specified Substance, which is prohibited under category S1 of the 2022 WADA Prohibited List (anabolic agents).
And therefore also prohibited under the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations.
FIFA’s VERDICT
“The sanction followed the player’s admission of the violation and the subsequent conclusion of a case resolution agreement between the player, FIFA and WADA,” said FIFA in a statement on Tuesday.
“The sanction is therefore final and binding.”
“As the period of provisional suspension served by Mr Quaye July has been credited against the aforementioned 18 months period of ineligibility.
“The player is banned until 1 August 2023.”
The 24-year-old who is of Ghanaian descent plays as a right-back for Real Espana. He has also represented the national team from the Under 17 level until the senior level.
Meanwhile, the Global union for professional football players, FIFPRO on Monday launched the Charter of Player Data Rights.
The aim is to implementing global industry standards that protect the privacy of professional footballers.
And also allow them to benefit from personal rights to manage and access information about their performance and health.
The initiative has been developed in collaboration with FIFA over the past two years.
“The organisations will continue working together in the coming months to develop common industry standards,” said FIFPRO on Tuesday.
“And pragmatic solutions for the protection, collection and use of player data,.”
Eighty percent of professional footballers surveyed by FIFPRO said they want to have access to their data to improve how they perform on the pitch.
Players have also raised concerns about how their data is collected and used.
