Andre Onana has been sanctioned by UEFA with twelve month suspension for doping. The Ajax goalkeeper tested positive for Furosemide in a control carried out on October 30 and must serve one year of sanction.
Ajax explained it like this: “The morning of October 30, Onana se senta mal. He wanted to take a pill to ease the discomfort. However, without knowing it, took Lasimac, a drug previously prescribed for his wife. Onana’s confusion caused him to mistakenly take his wife’s medicine, eventually causing her to UEFA will take this measure against the goalkeeper. In addition, the disciplinary body of the football association has stated that Onana I had no intention of cheating. However, the European Football Association believes, on the basis of applicable anti-doping rules, that an athlete has a duty at all times to ensure that no prohibited substance enters the body. “
Despite Onana’s lack of intention, UEFA has sanctioned him with twelve months away from football, which is a tough stick for the footballer and for Ajax.
Edwin van der Sar has given his opinion on the sanction: “This is a terrible setback, for Andre himself, but certainly also for us as a club. Andre is a great goalkeeper, who has proven his worth for Ajax over the years and is very popular with fans. We were expecting a conditional suspension or a suspension much shorter than these twelve months, because it could be said that he did not intend to strengthen his body and thus improve their performance. “
Onana He has been trying to clarify this fact for months and trying to avoid a sanction, since he considers that the intake of the medicine was accidental. Despite everything, UEFA has decided to sanction him with those twelve months of suspension.
