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Banned Senegal star Balde promises to be 27th player at the World Cup

Banned Senegal star Balde promises to be 27th player at the World Cup

Keita Balde has assured his Senegalese teammates of his unflinching support at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as he continues to serve an anti-doping ban. Balde was banned from football-related activities in September by the Italian Anti-Doping Organisation after he made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Spartak Moscow. According to FIFA statutes, any doping-related sanction imposed by any national or international...