Football: Youth Olympic Games star Hanafi Akbar, 23, hauled up for missing urine tests

Hanafi Akbar had been instructed by officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau to report for urine tests every Friday at 2pm, but sources revealed that he has missed the tests for up to four months. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE -Hanafi Akbar, one of Singapore football's most promising talents, was hauled up by authorities on Monday for missing mandatory weekly urine tests.

His father Akbar Abu Bakar confirmed the news to The Straits Times on Thursday evening, saying: "He didn't go for the urine tests, that's why he was picked up at our home on Monday evening."

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