President Of Peru Backs Guerrero Over World Cup Doping Ban

Zeeshan Mehtab Published May 17, 2018 | 01:14 PM

The president of Peru Martin Vizcarra has said he supports team captain Paolo Guerrero's battle to play at the 2018 World Cup and will help his bid to overturn a doping ban

Lima, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th May, 2018 ) :The president of Peru Martin Vizcarra has said he supports team captain Paolo Guerrero's battle to play at the 2018 World Cup and will help his bid to overturn a doping ban.

Guerrero was slapped with a 14-month ban on Monday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland over doping and will miss the June 14-July 15 World Cup in Russia. Peru's head of state announced Wednesday that Guerrero would file an appeal with the Federal Court in Switzerland to fight the ban.

Vizcarra told a press conference the player and his lawyers "will appeal to the Swiss federal court, indicating that the (CAS) ruling did not respect guarantees of due process and demanding its annulment".

He said the Peruvian embassy in Switzerland "will support the initiatives of the defence of Guerrero before the Swiss federal court to overturn the suspension". Guerrero, who plays as a striker for Brazilian giants Flamengo, had been included in Peru's preliminary 25-man World Cup squad announced on Sunday.