Ajax goalkeeper, Andre Onana has been banned from all football related activities for one year after the Cameroonian failed an anti-doping test.
Meanwhile, the club has weighed in on the incident; claiming their number shot-stopper, accidentally took a medicine reportedly prescribed for his wife, according to Goal.
According to reports, a forbidden substance Furosemide was found in his urine, following the test conducted in October 2020.
While the player is expected to fulfil the penalty administered to him as a result of his action, a statement on the club’s website insisted that it was not an intentional act.
Thus, the read: “On the morning of October 30, Onana was feeling unwell. He wanted to take a pill to ease the discomfort. Unknowingly, however, he took Lasimac, a drug that his wife had previously been prescribed.
“Onana’s confusion resulted in him mistakenly taking his wife’s medicine, ultimately causing this measure to be taken by UEFA against the goalkeeper.
“Furthermore, the disciplinary body of the football association has stated that Onana had no intention of cheating. However, the European Football Association believes, on the basis of the applicable anti-doping rules, that an athlete has a duty at all times to ensure that no banned substances enter the body.”
Onana was part of the Ajax team that reached the Final of the UEFA Champions League semi-final before being displaced by Tottenham.
Commenting on the ban which takes effect from February 5, the Cameroon international said he would appeal the decision before the Court Arbitration for Sports [CAS] to prove his innocence.
