In January 2020 the Football Association has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Senegalese Spanish football player Bambo Diaby after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Higenamine. Ater notification a provisional suspension was ordered and the football player was heard for the FA Regulatory Commission.
The Athlete admitted the violation and denied the intentional use of the substance but could not explain the source of the positive test. FA accepts that the violation was not intention and that the player failed to establish how the substance entered his system.
After a number of discussions and deliberations the Parties reached an agreement and accordingly de Regulatory Commission decides on 10 September 2020 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the football player starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 17 Januar 2020.