World footballers union FIFPro has contacted FIFA over a drugs ban handed to Paolo Guerrero that could see the Peru captain miss the World Cup.
Guerrero tested positive for cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine after Peru s World Cup qualifier against Argentina in October 2017.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport then upheld an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency to extend Guerrero s suspension to 14 months.
Guerrero is set to miss the World Cup as a result, an outcome FIFPro previously described as unfair and disproportionate .
And the organisation has now contacted FIFA in a bid to have Guerrero s ban overturned, so he can go to the World Cup with Peru.
We are hoping for a breakthrough in the next 24-48 hours, FIFPro said in a brief statement posted on social media on Sunday.
UPDATE: has written to requesting that Peru captain Paolo Guerrero be allowed to participate in the . We are hoping for a breakthrough in the next 24-48 hours.
— FIFPro (@FIFPro)
Guerrero, 34, had an initial one-year ban reduced to six months by FIFA.
He returned to action for Brazilian club Flamengo before being named in his country s provisional squad for their first appearance at a World Cup since 1982.
FIFPro has argued football needs to consider doping reforms as the body believes the ban given to the Peru captain defies common sense .
