Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onanah as been banned from football for one year after failing a drugs test last October.
UEFA have imposed a suspension of 12 months on Andre Onana for a doping violation following an “out of competition” check on the 30th of October last year
The results found that the goalkeeper had the substance Furosemide in his urine and as a result he has been suspended from all football activities, both national and international.
In a statement statement on their website Ajax said: ‘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.
The disciplinary body of the European football association, UEFA, has imposed a suspension of 12 months on Andre Onana for a doping violation.
— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) February 5, 2021
Tweet courtesy of Ajax via Twitter
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 and Ajax will appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).