The Egyptian Anti-Doping Committee sent a letter to Pyramids and the Football Association suspending Ramadan Sobhi locally and internationally.
The player was absent from the Pyramids squad against El Gouna in the 25th round of the Egyptian League, and he did not join the Egyptian national team camp in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
And as he knew FilGoal.com The suspension extends until the end of investigations into him regarding the corruption of the doping analysis sample.
Gamal Allam, President of the Football Association, had announced earlier: “We received a letter from the International Anti-Doping Organization, stating that the sample of Ramadan Sobhi, the Pyramids player, was positive.”
A source from Pyramids told…FilGoal.com“Ramadan Sobhi underwent a doping test after one of the continental matches, and during the test, an argument broke out between him and the doctor who was obtaining the sample.”
He added, “The Anti-Doping Organization then notified us that the first sample had been destroyed, while keeping the second sample sealed, and the need to explain within 14 days the reason for the sample’s damage.”
He continued, “We will respond in a letter within days that Ramadan Sobhi has been an international player for a long time and has undergone doping tests dozens of times and they were always negative, and that the Egyptian Anti-Doping Organization obtained 6 samples from Ramadan Sobhi during that period and they were negative.”
He concluded his statements, “There is no truth to what has been reported indicating that Ramadan Sobhi’s sample was positive, and we will sue everyone who claimed that without any evidence.”
Hassan Kamal, head of the medical committee at the Egyptian Olympic Committee, explained the details and steps for withdrawing a doping sample from players, and who is responsible in the event that the doping sample is damaged or does not match.
Kamal said in television statements on On Time Sports: “What is being circulated about tampering or mismatching of Ramadan Sobhi’s sample is inaccurate. The player does not isolate himself in a closed room to obtain a sample from him, but rather the steroids are detected in front of the person responsible for obtaining the sample.”
The head of the medical committee explained that the presence of the person responsible for drawing the sample prevents any room for doubt or giving the player the opportunity to tamper with the sample, adding: “Therefore, if it is proven that it does not match or that it has been tampered with, the person responsible for taking the sample will be asked, as well as tracking the circulation of the sample until it reaches the laboratory, and the steps for preservation.” And transportation.”
He pointed out that if the person responsible for obtaining the sample suspects player tampering, he records that observation on the form.
Dr. Hassan Kamal concluded: “The player has the right not to announce the matter, and everyone must adhere to secrecy until the final decision is issued. There are some players who received notes and no one knew anything.”
Ramadan played 22 matches this season, scoring 4 goals and making 3 assists for the Pyramids shirt.
Ramadan Sobhi was absent from the Egyptian national team’s roster in the camp last March due to injury at the time.