Caf Introduces Modoc System To Tackle Doping In African Football

Sports physicians in Southern Africa are embracing the new anti-doping measures in football, known as the MODOC System.

The Confederation of African Football CAF held a three-day workshop in Johannesburg in an effort to ensure that African football is drug-free. The workshop was attended by all members of the Confederation of Southern African Football Associations COSAFA.

Doping in African football is not rife, but the Confederation of African Football does not want to drop the ball. CAF is now using MODOC which is a new digital method to detect doping.

It was first introduced at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It was used on the African continent for the very first time at last years Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

This is the second workshop held in Africa for CAF member associations. The first one was held in Burkina Faso in December last year, and all six regions of CAF will be visited according to CAFs Medical Committee member, Professor Yasser Abdel Rahman.