Canadian Premier League player Amla suspended two years for anti-doping violation

OTTAWA — Halifax Wanderers striker Ludwig Amla has acquired a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.

A urine pattern collected Sept. 10, 2022, contained terbutaline, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) stated Wednesday in a press release.

Terbutaline is used medically to stop and deal with wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness attributable to bronchial asthma, continual bronchitis and emphysema.

It is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s record of prohibited substances.

Amla, who was born in Denmark however grew up in Quebec, accepted the violation and requested a listening to to find out whether or not the sanction might be eradicated or lowered, the CCES stated.

Arbitrator Dick Pound confirmed the violation and imposed a two-year suspension ending Feb. 7, 2025.

The Wanderers, who sit in fourth place within the eight-team Canadian Premier League, had signed the 22-year-old Amla in July of final 12 months to a contract by way of 2023.