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Eight players in Tunisia squad have tested positive for a banned substance during their drugs test at the World Cup, Metro reports.
Tunisia are already out of the World Cup after finishing bottom of Group F following heavy defeats to Sweden, Japan and the Netherlands.
The African nation also sacked head coach, Sabri Lamouchi, following the team’s 5-1 loss to Sweden in their opening World Cup game and replaced him with Herve Renard for their remaining two matches.
Every player at the World Cup can be subjected to a random drugs test during the tournament and according to The Times, eight members of Tunisia’s squad had traces of the banned drug clenbuterol in their samples.
Clenbuterol, which is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned list, is used to treat asthma but can also help an athlete build lean muscle mass and burn body fat.
Despite the adverse findings, the eight Tunisian players have not been named or suspended as officials believe the presence of clenbuterol was due to contaminated meat.
Tunisia were based in Monterrey for the World Cup and in Mexico, farmers have a history of including clenbuterol in animal feed because it helps reduce fat and increase lean muscle mass.
In 2018, Mexican boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was handed a six-month ban after testing positive for clenbuterol and he blamed the failed drugs test on eating contaminated beef in his homeland.
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Rubbish on top of rubbish.
So in addition to the nonsense they played at the mundial, they also tested positive for banned substances?
They probably tested positive for kolos too. This Tunisia team dey on kolos.
Cassava legs, no skill. Disorganized, hapless, helpless, running around like headless chickens.
Disgracing themselves and Africa. Individual and collective disgrace and shame!
The worst Tunisian team ever. The worst team at the world cup.
Tuni lo shi ikoko iya. Problem dey sleep, Tuni go wake am.
As a result, Tuni je babanla iya.
Pre-world cup friendly against Belgium ended in 5-0 wotowoto.
At the world cup, Sweden pumped them 5-1.
Japan run enter dem 4-0.
Netherlands dropped them 3-1.
Ewo!
They should change their name from Carthage Eagles to Carthage Chickens. They were plucked and cooked by their opponents at the world cup.
They failed woefully, and they suffered tremendously.
I was informed many of the key players who went unbeaten and no goal conceded in the CAF 10 qualifiers were surreptitiously replaced on the eve of the world cup.
At least, it is good they witnessed first hand what reaping where one never sowed can result to
@ pompey please don’t let me shit in my pants.
Tuni shi iya aka Tunisia, won je baba nla iya.
Wiked country and wiked players. Disgracing Africa as a whole. Iru won won’t claim arab, this period let them manage enter round 16 pere, the drug addict won will start claiming victory for Arab world, yeye na tu. Ho what a wiked generation.
Well worded @Wike. It is worthless to do drugs. The players were woeful.
They are extremely wiked.
Won wiked gan.
They are reaping the fruits of their wiked ways.