FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Second Round - AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - September 15, 2020 Crystal Palace's Mamadou Sakho scores a penalty during a penalty shootout Pool via REUTERS/Neil Hall
(Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had apologised and agreed to pay damages to France international footballer Mamadou Sakho for a drugs ban in 2016, British media reported on Wednesday.
The Crystal Palace centre back, who was a Liverpool player at the time, was investigated by UEFA and given a provisional 30-day ban in April 2016 after he tested positive for the fat burner Higenamine.
