AEK Athens defender Christos Arkoudas has been banned from playing football for one year after testing positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine, the Super League said this week.
The national anti-doping control body (ESKAN) revealed earlier this month that the 22-year-old had failed a routine test following the match against OFI Crete on January 26.
Arkoudas exercised his right to appeal against the decision and be retested but the Super League confirmed the one-year suspension.
“The presence of the aforementioned prohibited substance (oxilofrine) was confirmed after the analysis of the B sample,” the Super League said in a statement.
AEK sits thirteenth on the ladder, and Arkoudas’ ruling comes as a big blow to their finals hopes and next season’s preparation.
Source: Reuters.
