Tunisia’s World Cup Woes Deepen After 8 Players Return Atypical Doping Results

Tunisia’s disappointing 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign has been overshadowed by reports that eight members of the Carthage Eagles squad returned atypical findings in anti-doping tests.
According to the Daily Mail, the players tested positive for traces of clenbuterol, a substance prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Clenbuterol is a drug that relaxes the airways in the lungs but is also banned because of its potential performance-enhancing effects.
However, anti-doping officials believe the positive findings are most likely the result of food contamination rather than deliberate use of the substance.
The report claims the clenbuterol is suspected to have come from contam...