Former Black Stars goalkeeper, Richard Kingston has appealed for a review of UEFA’s six month suspension handed him for testing positive for a banned drug.

Kingston’s counsel, Cubmur Bati is pleading with UEFA to reduce the ban. Richard Kingston tested positive for taking a drug that contained the banned substance testosterone.

According to Kingston’s counsel, the former Ghanaian international took the drug in his bid to treat an ailment and not with the intention of enhancing his performance.

Bati further argues that Kingston’s current suspension would end on 3rd February, three days after the European transfer window closes.

And that could effectively keep him out of action for one year because he would only be able to move to another club by June 2005 when the new transfer market opens.

Meanwhile, footballers playing in the Champions League may have visits from drug-testers at their homes.

UEFA has introduced out-of-competition drug testing, which means players can be tested anywhere in the eight days before a Champions League match.

A UEFA spokesman told BBC Sport: "Clubs entering the Champions League this season have had to agree to this rule.

"We are following sports like athletics and cycling and now we can test players at training grounds or at their homes."

The World Anti-Doping Agency is increasing its pressure on football to increase testing and has threatened to remove the sport from the Olympics unless FIFA falls into line on drug-testing policy.