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FIFA extends provisional sanction against Mamadou Sakho for anti-doping rule violation

| | May 03, 2016, at 03:36 pm
Zurich, May 3 (IBNS) The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to extend the sanction imposed on April 28, 2016, by the chairman of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body of UEFA on the French player Mamadou Sakho for an anti-doping rule violation to have worldwide effect in accordance with article 136 ff. of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, an official release said.

As a consequence, Sakho is provisionally suspended worldwide for 30 days as of April 28, 2016, in accordance with the terms of the decision passed by the chairman of the Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body of UEFA. This suspension covers all types of matches, including domestic, international, friendly and official fixtures.

The decision of the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee was notified today to The Football Association Ltd., the French Football Association and UEFA.

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