Trio test positive in Greece
Thursday, January 23, 2003
Article summary
Three Alpha Ethniki players have tested positive for nandrolone, but Theodoros Zagorakis has been cleared.
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Three Hellenic National League players have tested positive for nandrolone, the Greek League of Professional Clubs (EPAE) announced on Thursday evening.
Potential bans
Albanian international midfield player Bledar Kola of Kallithea GS, Greek defender Panayiotis Kordonouris of Xanthi FC and French striker Karim Mouzaoui of Panionios GS will now face secondary testing and a potential two-year ban.
Zagorakis cleared
Earlier in the day, an EPAE panel cleared AEK Athen FC's Greek international midfield player Theodoros Zagorakis after the player failed a routine doping test for the second time in two seasons. The former Leicester City FC player showed abnormally high testosterone levels but the panel accepted his plea of natural high incidence of the hormone.
