Egypt have been disqualified from
participating at the 2017 African Cup of
Nations after it was learnt that two of her
players tested positive for the use of drugs.
Both players tested positive for the use of
drugs shortly after the qualifying game
against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
According to reports, the two players who
tested positive were Mohammed Salah and
Mohamed Elneny.
They were also handed 14- and seven-month
bans, respectively.
Egypt has been disqualified from
participating at the 2017AFCON after it was
learnt that 2 of her players tested positive to
the use of drugs
While Salah tested positive for the anabolic
agent nandrolone, Elneny tested positive for
tetrahydrocannabinole (carboxy-THC), a
metabolite of cannabis, after the game in
Alexandria.
Following this development, CAF has now
issued the AFCON 2017 ticket to Nigeria
who finished second behind Egypt in group
G, after Tanzania joined Chad to withdraw
from the competition.
Meanwhile, if you believed this report, you
have just been fooled. Happy April Fools’
Day!