Ajax Head To CAS To Have Andre Onana’s Doping Violation Ban Nullified

Ajax Amsterdam top goalkeeper, Andre Onana, has been handed a 12-month ban by UEFA for doping violation. An out-of-competition check found Furosemide in the Cameroon international’s urine, but Ajax claim Onana took it “unwittingly” after feeling unwell.

The club is claiming the doping offence was committed “unwittingly” when the goalkeeper “mistakenly took his wife’s medicine”. The suspension is effective as of February 5, and will apply to all football activities at both national and international level.

”Onana made a mistake with the product and mistakenly took his wife’s medicine, which ultimately led to UEFA’s action against the goalkeeper. The football association’s disciplinary body ruled that he did not intend to cheat. However, the European Football Association believes that, according to the prevailing anti-doping rules, an athlete has a duty at all times to ensure that no prohibited substances enter the body.” The club statement said.

The managing director of the club, Edwin van der Sar, added saying: ”We explicitly renounce performance-enhancing drugs; we stand for a clean sport. This is a terrible setback, for Andre himself but certainly also for us as a club.”