On 23 December 2022 the Azerbaijan National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee decided to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the football player Mahmud Mammadov for committing an anti-doping rule violation.
Hereafter the case was notifed to FIFA in order to worldwide extend the imposed sanction. Following assessment of the case documentation the Chairperson of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee deemed that the conditions for worldwide extension have been met.
Therefore on 9 February 2023 the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decides to worldwide extend the 2 year period of ineligibility imposed on the Athlete, starting from 28 June 2022.