Cameroon doctor denies doping in Foe's death

Cameroon team doctor Olivier Assamba said doping had nothing to do with the death of Marc-Vivien Foe.

Foe collapsed during their Confederations Cup semi-final against Colombia in Lyon on Thursday and later died. An autopsy did not verify the cause of death though he had previously complained of stomach pains and diarrhoea.

"There is too much speculation. I would like to stop the speculation and urge respect of the death of Marco," said Assamba at a press conference at Marcoussis to the south of Paris. "Doping had nothing to do with his death."

Assamba also said that he did not believe the amount of matches Foe played this season played a role in his death.

Referring to the Confederations Cup schedule, he added: "It's clear that playing a match every couple of days at the end of the season is tough but I don't think it played any role in Foe's death."