In December 2018 the Malta Football Association (MFA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the football player Shamison Zammit after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Cannabis. After notification a provisional suspension was ordered and the Athlete was heard for the MFA Control and Disciplinary Board
The Athlete admitted the violation, denied the intentional use of the substance, accepted the test result and a provisional suspension.
The Board finds that the test result showed the presence of the prohibited substance and accordingly that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Board accepts that the violation was not intentional and that there are grounds for No Significant Fault or Negligence.
Therefore the MFA Control and Disciplinary Board decides on 11 February 2019 to impose a 1 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 4 December 2018.
