Edson Álvarez’s teammate at Ajax is suspended for one year for doping

André Onana, team goalkeeper Ajax, was suspended for 12 months without playing of UEFA because he violated the anti-doping code when he took a drug because it gave an adverse result in an out-of-competition check, the club reported on Friday Amsterdam.

“The disciplinary body of UEFA has imposed a 12-month suspension André Onana for the discovery of a doping offense “, he announced Ajax, who announced that the player himself and the club will challenge the sanction decision in front Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). The suspension is effective from Friday and affects all football activities, both national and international.

On October 30, the Cameroonian goalkeeper underwent an anti-doping test out of competition, in which he found furosemide, a diuretic used to treat congestive heart failure and high blood pressure in the urine.

“On the morning of October 30, Onana was not feeling well. I wanted to take a pill for that. However, he unconsciously took Lasimac, a drug his wife had previously prescribed. Onana he made a mistake with the product, taking his wife’s medicine by mistake, “the club reported.

In this regard, Ajax states that he owns UEFA he knows that the footballer “did not intend to deceive”. “However, UEFA considers that, based on current anti – doping regulations, that an athlete has a duty to ensure at all times that no prohibited substances enter his body“, he showed.

The Executive Director of Ajax, the exporter Edwin van der Sar, reiterated that from the club he defends “a clean sport” and they showed their sadness for the sanction. “This is a terrible failure for André and the club. André is a great goalkeeper, who has proved his worth with Ajax over the years and is highly appreciated by fans. We were expecting a pre-emptive suspension or a much longer penalty. shorter than these twelve months, because he had no intention of improving his performance, “he explained.