FIFA sanctions Honduran soccer player Wisdom Quayé for testing positive for doping with the National Team

2022-09-20

A new case of doping hit Honduran soccer. This Tuesday, FIFA announced the suspension for a year and a half (18 months) of the Honduran player Wisdom Quayé, who tested positive for an anti-doping test carried out at the qualifying match between the United States vs. Honduras on February 3 in Minnesota.

The 24-year-old soccer player, born in La Ceiba and who currently wears the shirt of Real España de San Pedro Sula, was required following that duel that we lost once morest the Americans, and as reported by FIFA, prohibited substances were found.

What substance did you test positive for? In the statement, the International Federation points out that Quayé was found to have clostebol, which is a drug included in category S1 of the WADA prohibited list (anabolic agents) and that, therefore, it is also prohibited by the Anti-Doping Regulations. from FIFA.

Quayé, who started once morest the United States and played 90 minutes, used clostebol, without prior medical authorization, to scarring from a blow to the eyebrowsuffered in the December final between Real España and Olimpia, as confirmed by DIEZ.

From that day on, the right back did not see activity once more and Real España was forced to remove him from the team’s training sessions, although they never reported the true reasons for taking care of the footballer’s image and because they entered an appeal process.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Player Wisdom Niayitey Quaye July has been suspended for 18 months for violating anti-doping rules.

Mr. Quaye July, a 24-year-old footballer from Honduras, tested positive for clostebol following a qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on February 2.

The official FIFA statement on the doping case of soccer player Wisdom Quayé.

The sanction occurs following the player admitted the infraction and the subsequent conclusion of an agreement for the resolution of the case between the player himself, FIFA and WADA, so it is final and binding.

Since the provisional time served by Mr. Quaye July has been deducted from the 18 month tax suspensionthe player will not be able to carry out his football activity until August 1, 2023.