The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has handed Enyimba’s skipper Austin Oladapo a one-year ban from all football related activities for failing dope test.
Oladapo’s suspension was announced in a statement released on CAF website on Monday.
According to the statement, after the Confederation Cup first-leg tie between Pyramid of Egypt and Enyimba which the north Africans won 4-1 in May, Oladapo’s urine was collected for testing and returned positive to a prohibited substance.
The statement read:”The result of the player Oladapo Augustine urine test in Bottle “A” which was collected in match between Pyramids FC (Egypt) Vs Enyimba FC (Nigeria), played on 16th of May 2021 in the frame of CAF Confederation Cup 2020/2021 was considered positive due to the presence of a prohibited substances “Prednisolone/Prednisone”.
“On 18th June 2021, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was informed of the result and asked the player to indicate if he wishes to request the analysis of sample “B”.
“On 22nd June, CAF received the reply of Enyimba club through NFF indicating that the player has elected to not request the analysis of the ‘B’ sample.
“The club had indicated that any trace of the prohibited substance might have resulted from the prescribed medication the player was on during the same period, and they have communicated the club’s doctor’s report detailing the medications that were prescribed.”