Jordan lodged a "formal protest" at the Asian Cup on Tuesday after claiming a "bungled doping test made one of their players sick." Striker Ahmad Hayel may miss the game against Palestine on Thursday after he was made to drink "several litres of water" when he was "unable to provide a urine sample following Monday's 1-0 defeat by Iraq." The Jordanian FA said that "caused him to vomit and feel dizzy" (AFP, 1/15). ... The Confederation of African Football said on Wednesday that all teams
arriving in Equatorial Guinea for the African Nations Cup "must travel
through the capital Malabo and have tests for the Ebola virus." Those who show "any signs of the contagious virus, or who refused to be examined, could be quarantined for up to 21 days" (REUTERS, 1/14). ... A Valencia court has accepted a claim filed by Spanish prosecutors
alleging Japan manager Javier Aguirre and 40 others "were involved in
fixing a match between his former club Real Zaragoza and Levante" in '11. Court proceedings are "expected to start in February, and the 56-year-old
Aguirre, who has vehemently denied the accusations, could be asked to
appear in court to defend himself" (KYODO, 1/14).
