AMADA tests players of national football teams after league matches

Baku. 19 September. REPORT.AZ/ After completion of all four games of the 5th tour in Azerbaijan Premier League  (APL), players of football teams were tested for doping. 

Executive Director of Azerbaijan National Anti-Doping Agency (AMADA) Shafag Huseynli told Report.

She said the test samples taken from 16 players of 8 teams totally, the samples were sent to laboratory in Cologne, Germany.

Sh.Huseynli also commented on the resistance of coaches to AMADA employers when they wanted to take test samples from football players of guest team on September 16 following the match “Neftchi” –“Zira”. The Executive Director said there was a misunderstanding between the parties then: “Initially they resisted a bit. But later when they understood the situation they calmed down. According to regulations, after each competition the selected athlete should be involved in doping test within an hour. For this reason, taking the player of “Zire” from changing room is within the regulations."

The AMADA also plans to take doping tests in the upcoming tours.