The player of the Odessa "Chernomorets" Artem Yarmolenko found in the body a prohibited substance.

Doping test defender "sailors" passed in August. After a thorough check, it became known that Yarmolenko used Ostarin, which since January 2018 has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

According to the channel Football, the young football player from Odessa faces disqualification up to two years. At first there was even information that he had been “shining” four years away from football, but the player himself decided to actively cooperate with the investigation. Due to this decision, he can be cut in half.

Interestingly, the head coach of Chernomorets, Angel Chervenkov, answering a journalist’s question about Yarmolenko, referred to his injury.

"I know he is being treated. Only management can give an accurate, definitive answer.. He has such an injury that I cannot discuss, "the official website of Odessa citizens quotes Chervenkov..

This season Yarmolenko held for Chernomorets in the Ukrainian championship two meetings in which he managed to distinguish himself with one assists.