"The positive test relates to the substance furosemide,
which is not a performance-enhancing substance, and Zubayr has been able to identify how the substance entered his system.
The process to follow will entail presenting evidence that there was no fault or negligence, or no significant fault or negligence on the part of Zubayr."
this doesn't read to me like a nine-month ban is the minimum
10.6 Reduction of the Period of Ineligibility based on No Significant Fault or Negligence
10.6.1 Reduction of the Period of Ineligibility for Specified Substances, Specified Methods
or Contaminated Products or in the case of Protected Persons or Recreational
Athletes for violations of Articles 2.1, 2.2 or 2.6.
All reductions under Article 10.6.1 are mutually exclusive and not cumulative.
10.6.1.1 Specified Substances or Specified Methods
Where the anti-doping rule violation involves a Specified Substance
(other than a Substance of Abuse) or Specified Method, and the Player
or other Person can establish No Significant Fault or Negligence, t
hen
the period of Ineligibility shall be, at a minimum, a reprimand and no
period of Ineligibility, and at a maximum, two years of Ineligibility,
depending on the Player or other Person’s degree of Fault.