Soccer: Ganaha handed 6-match ban for violating doping rules

Soccer: Ganaha handed 6-match ban for violating doping rules

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale striker Kazuki Ganaha (C) is surrounded by reporters after he took part in a training session in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. on May 8. The J-League imposed a six-match ban on him for violating the league's anti-doping code by taking an intravenous injection. Ganaha is the first player who took doping-related punishment by the J-League since its inauguration in 1993.

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