A Jamaica footballer tested positive for a banned substance after a World Cup qualifying match against Honduras, in the latest doping case involving the Caribbean island's athletes.
The Jamaica Football Federation said it was notified by Fifa that a "member of the Jamaican squad returned an adverse analytical finding on his urine sample" after the 11 June game. The player and the substance involved were not identified.
"The player has been informed and we await further information from Fifa," the federation said in a statement late on Wednesday. "The JFF has taken this matter very seriously and a thorough investigation has already started by the chairman of the JFF Medical Committee."
Last week, the Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson were confirmed to have tested positive for oxilofrine, a banned stimulant, among five cases involving track and field athletes.
The JFF said that Fifa will manage the case. The player is likely to receive a provisional ban during disciplinary proceedings.
In a previous doping case, the Peru midfielder Joel Sánchez was provisionally suspended when testing positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine after a 1-1 draw in Bolivia last October.
Fifa suspended Sánchez from all football for two years in March. Jamaica lost 2-0 in Honduras and are bottom of a six-team Concacef qualifying group led by the United States.
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