Saula Waqa suspended for three years after testing positive for prohibited substance

Terrible news for Ba football fans – and for entire Fiji football community. Fijian international Saula Waqa is suspended for three years due being tested positive on marijuana – an illegal substance on Fiji FA regulations. “He’s a second offender, a repeat offender so three years and a $500 fine,” said Fiji FA chief executive Mohammed Yusuf to FBC News. Saula, which captained Ba in the recent group stage of 2020 Battle Giants, was the only player that tested positive to an illegal substance.

Waqa, one of the current star players of football in Fiji, gave a very bad example for the footballers in Oceania. The three-year suspension is a long period of absence for the player – recently, some players went back from suspension in Fiji, not serving all the period of suspension, meaning Fiji FA lifted their ban before the completion of the formal period of suspension. Despite all possbilities, we will have to wait, but from now on it is confirmed Waqa is suspended from all football activities until further notice.