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Al-Muwallad, one of his country's most prolific
goalscorers over the last decade, was handed the ban last May by
the Saudi Arabian Anti-Doping Committee (SAADC) after he tested
positive for the banned diuretic Furosemide.
The Saudi Sport Arbitration Center reduced the ban in August,
deciding the suspension he had already served was sufficient
punishment.
WADA appealed against the reduced ban for the now 28-year-old,
who had been suspended for a year in 2019 after testing positive
for a banned substance.
In Sunday's statement, SAADC said it had reached an agreement
with WADA under which Al-Muwallad would serve his original ban
and the global body would withdraw its appeal to the Court of
Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Al-Muwallad, who has scored 17 goals in 73 internationals, was
withdrawn from the Saudi squad days before last year's World Cup
as a "precautionary measure" due to fears of penalties over the
doping case.
With his suspension backdated to the date of the failed test in
February 2022, Al-Muwallad will be eligible to resume playing on
Aug. 20, SAADC said.
(Reporting by Ahmed El Khashab and Osama Khairy, Writing by
Ahmed Mostafa, editing by Ed Osmond)
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