Pyramids Winger Ibrahim Hassan Handed A Two-Year Ban

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed a two-year doping ban on Egyptian international Ibrahim Hassan.

The Pyramids player produced a positive test after the African Confederation Cup semi-final against Guinea’s Horoya.

CAF confirmed the 30-year-old was being sanctioned after testing positive for unspecified banned substance after the clash that was played on 20 October.

“The Disciplinary Board decided to impose upon the player a suspension of two (2) years, of which twenty-two (22) months are suspended on the condition that the player is not found guilty of a similar offence within two years,” CAF said in a statement.

“Therefore Ibrahim Hassan is suspended for Two (2) months starting the date of his Therapeutic Use Exemption Application, namely starting from the 18th of November 2020 until the 18th of January 2021.”

Pyramids were also sanctioned for unsporting behavior after losing the Confederation Cup final against RS Berkane.

Some Pyramids FC team supporters tried to force the safety cordon into the handrail to reach the referee. Certain players of this team and their management thus lacked the spirit of Fairplay by trying to attack the refereeing body,” read CAF’s statement.

“The CAF Disciplinary Board decided to impose upon the federation a fine of 10,000 USD (Ten Thousand US Dollars) on Pyramids FC for the regrettable behavior of their spectators, players and officials.”

Elsewhere, Sudan national team head coach Hubert Vued has been fined $10,000 for his unsporting behaviour towards the assistant referee after a clash with the match official during a Nations Cup qualifier against visiting Ghana.