The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne has decided to suspend Cosmin Matei for nine months in the doping case that concerns the midfielder of Sepsi OSK.

The Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe club announced on Friday that player Cosmin Matei, the team captain, has been suspended for nine months by the Sports Arbitration Tribunal (TAS).

Of the nine-month suspension, one month has already been served.

The decision comes after Cosmin Matei was initially suspended for six months by the National Anti-Doping Agency, but later the Appeals Commission lifted the sanction, allowing him to continue his competitive activity. However, the Appeals Commission's decision was contested by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and TAS accepted the appeal and issued a final ruling.