Bad news continues for Ajax Amsterdam. The club announced this morning the 12-month suspension of Andre Onana from all competitions for anti-doping rule violation.
“The UEFA Disciplinary Committee has imposed a 12-month suspension on Andre Onana for anti-doping rule violation. (…) The suspension begins today and applies to all football activities, nationally as well as international, “Ajax Amsterdam announced in an official statement on Friday.
A few minutes after announcing the impossibility of putting Sébastien Haller on the Europa League lists for the remainder of the season, Ajax Amsterdam announced much worse news, by confirming the suspension of its titular goalkeeper for one year .
As the Dutch club’s press release explains, traces of Furosemide (a diuretic) in the urine tests of the Cameroonian goalkeeper during an out-of-competition doping test carried out on October 30.
Ajax Amsterdam said in its press release that Onana had no intention of “cheating”, and that he had taken a drug called Lasimac, previously prescribed for his wife, by mistake when he was not did not smell well on the morning of October 30th.
“The disciplinary committee acknowledged that Onana had no intention of cheating. However, UEFA considers that an athlete has a constant duty to ensure that no illegal substance comes into contact with his body.” , explains Ajax Amsterdam. The player, like his club, have decided to appeal this decision to CAS.
“It’s a terrible blow, not only for André himself but also for us as a club. Andre is a top goalkeeper, who has proven himself for Ajax for years and is very popular. with the fans. We had hoped for a suspended suspension or a suspension much shorter than these twelve months, because it (the offense) was not intended to strengthen his body and improve his performance “, announced Edwin van der Sar in that same press release.
The disciplinary body of the European football association, UEFA, has imposed a suspension of 12 months on Andre Onana for a doping violation.