Barnsley defender Diaby banned for two years over doping offence

The FA said that the 22-year-old’s in-competition urine sample provided to it and UK Anti-Doping after Barnsley’s game against Blackburn Rovers on Nov. 23 last year was found to contain the prohibited substance Higenamine.

Championship (second-tier) side Barnsley said in a statement here that Diaby's contract had been terminated by mutual consent.

"While Bambo Diaby admitted the charge, he did not establish how the Higenamine entered his system. As such, an independent Regulatory Commission imposed the mandatory two-year ban," the FA said in a statement here.

It added the Senegalese player’s ban is effective from the date of his provisional suspension on Jan. 17 and would run up to Jan. 16, 2022.

“Despite making sincere efforts to identify the source of the prohibited substance, Diaby has been unable to do so,” Barnsley said.