In May 2016 the South African Institute for Drugfree Sport (SAIDS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the football player Thandani Ntshumayelo after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substances Cocaine. After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the SAIDS Anti-Doping Hearing Panel.
The Athlete admitted the intentional use of the substance 3 days prior to the competition while he was aware that this substance was prohibited.
The SAIDS Anti-Doping Hearing Panel concludes that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation and decides on 16 August 2016 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 17 May 2016.
