There are concerns that Ghanaian players for the Fifa World Cup finals in South Africa could use undetectable stimulants derived from traditional African medicines that are not currently banned substances.
Fifa medical committee chairman, Michel D'Hooghe told The Associated Press (AP) on Sunday that he wants the World Anti-Doping Agency to analyze some African plants that could give athletes an unfair advantage.
D'Hooghe says he became aware of the extent of the issue at FIFA's medical conference this weekend ahead of the World Cup in South Africa, which starts 11 June.
South African team doctor Ntlopi Mogoru says the plants, usually found in tropical African countries like Ghana, can produce steroid byproducts that are not on WADA's list and aren't picked up in doping tests.
Officials of the Ghana Football Association are currently in South Africa for a pre-World Cup workshop.
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