Hugo Riley is the Dominica Football Association’s (DFA), footballer of the year.
Riley, who is a member of the Scotia Bank Bath Estate football club, received the award at the DFA’s prize-giving ceremony for 2012/2013 on Saturday.
He scored 15 goals during the football season.
Most of the awards presented went to the Bath Estate football club.
DNO will have more on the awards later.
Meanwhile President of the Dominica Football Association (DFA) Glen Etienne, has warned footballers to “stay away from illicit drugs” as the DFA will have a “zero tolerate for persons involved” in such activities.
“The DFA in its quest to stamp out doping in football, will be conducting random drug testing this season. Individuals will be identified before games and will be 
asked to provide urine samples for analysis…as we have always said doping has no place in sports,” Etienne said during an address at the DFA’s prize giving ceremony.
He also disclosed that just a few weeks ago a few players were asked to provide urine sample for analysis. “We are serious about keeping drugs in sports,” he stated.
Also addressing the brief ceremony was sports Minister Justina Charles, who called on players to “be disciplined, and respect officials and rules of the game.”
I agree with Double D the President should explain
Congrats my boy Hugo on being named footballer of the year. It was well deserved after your performances for last season. Big up to Elijah Toulon, Anfernee Frederick, Denzel Lawrence, Naelle Lee, Delbert Graham, Chad Bertrand & Kurlson Benjamin who also received individual awards.
The Bath Estate Football Club also captured the Premier & Intermediate Championships and also the Soccerama trophy for the 2012/13 football season.
If allu taking care of the footballers like other countries are then go right ahead and do routine drug test. Not pay, not nothing really. Are you guys even making playing football a choice for these young guys? they do it for the love of it. Dominica foot ball has potential but more needs to be done to provide support for the players. Let them see practicing as an alternative to going and dope. If the returns were better maybe the choice would be more focus on football and less on dope. Big up to this young man, I have seen him play. Big up Bathh Estate too.
“We are serious about keeping drugs in sports,” he stated.
So what is the problem then?
DNO can u please give some more info on this news..not all your readers live in DA so don’t assume we all know who this guy is..he looks kind of old.whats his age? what position does he play? is he a national player? where is he from?
as for drug testing in sports in DA it’s gonna be a tough transition so i think there should be seminars ,symposiums,leaflets, and constant radio/TV reminders of the seriousness and consequences of doping on all editions of sports news..this is something new to Dominica with very good intentions and the proper procedure should be taken in order to avoid a total catastrophe in our sports since we all know and its a proven fact that alot of our players use some form of drug.
in 1966 i scored the most goals. no recognition.no drugs either.congrats.
Ok..Congratulations to Hugo and to Bath Estate. DNO please get a better pic of Mr. Riley. Even before clicking on the story it appears the Mr. Etienne is the feature of the article.
WELL DESERVED he had good season last year lets hope he continues this year
PRODUCT OF KENNEDY AVENUE,CONGRATULATIONS.
With this new dope testing, I believe the premier league games will be reduced to a 6 v 6 affair.
Good! Drugs have no place in sports. Its about time they disqualify al them dope heads. But be reminded that “Change Must Come” and that is very very soon.
Assertive, NOT Agressive!
Wouldn’t it be great if Hugo went on to distinguish himself in one of the big leagues in Europe?
Drug test? Are the Footballers under contract with their respective clubs? or is just “come play for us”…..
Wow! Mr. President Hugo is player of the year and your selectors called thirty (30) players to train for national team and Hugo name was not in it. Mr. President please explain.
oh lord… the whole team disqualified….
Did you read what is said? No mentioned of the team eing disqualified ?