Captain of Enyimba FC of Aba Austin Oladapo has been handed a one year ban from football by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after failing a routine drug test.
Oladapo had his sample taken after the game against Pryamids of Egypt on the 16th of May during the CAF Confederation Cup and test revealed the presence of prohibited substances “Prednisolone/Prednisone.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) were informed about the result and asked if the player will like to have an analysis of another of his urine sample taken but the player in his reply by his club elected not to have another sample taken.
Enyimba maintained any trace of the prohibited substance found in his sample might have resulted from a medication the player was on during that period of time. CAF argued that he didn’t file for a therapeutic exemption prior to the test and he is in charge of what goes into his body.
Even though Enyimba physician argued the clean record of the player in a hearing held on the 14th of July, CAF maintained the suspension which will run from a year starting from 4th of July when he was provisionally suspended.