Barnsley defender Diaby banned for two years over doping offence


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 07 Oct 2020

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(Reuters) - Barnsley defender Bambo Diaby has been banned for two years after breaching the Football Association's anti-doping rules, English soccer's governing body said on Wednesday.

The FA said that the 22-year-old's in-competition urine sample provided to it and UK Anti-Doping after Barnsley's game against Blackburn Rovers on Nov. 23 last year was found to contain the prohibited substance Higenamine.

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