Edson Alvarez’s teammate at Ajax is suspended for a year for doping

André Onana, Goalkeeper of the Ajax, has been suspended for 12 months without playing by UEFA for breaching the anti-doping code by consuming a drug because it gave him an adverse result in an out-of-competition check, the club reported Amsterdam.

“The disciplinary body of the UEFA has imposed a 12 – month suspension on André Onana for the finding of a doping offense, “the Ajax, Who advanced that the same player and the club will appeal the decision of the sanction before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). The suspension is effective from this 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 himself furosemide, A diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension, in your 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 been prescribed. Onana he made a mistake with the product, taking his wife’s medicine by mistake, “the club said.

In this sense, the Ajax states that its own UEFA he knows the footballer “had no intention of cheating.” “However, UEFA believes, on the basis of existing anti – doping rules, that an athlete has a duty at all times to ensure that no prohibited substance enters his body“, He pointed out.

The general director of the Ajax, export it Edwin van der Sar, He reiterated that from the club they defend “a clean sport”, and showed his sadness for the sanction. “This is a terrible setback for André and for the club. André is a great goalkeeper, who has proved his worth with Ajax for years and is much loved by fans. We were expecting a precautionary suspension or a much shorter sanction than these twelve months, because he had no intention of improving his performance his performance, ”he explained.