The Cameroonian goalkeeper of Ajax André Onana He was suspended for a year by Uefa for violating anti-doping rules, the Dutch club announced on its website on Friday.
“The disciplinary commission of the European Football Association (Uefa) imposed a 12-month suspension on André Onana for violating anti-doping rules after an out-of-competition test on October 30,” the club said in a statement, adding that it will present a resource.
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“The suspension is effective as of today and applies to all soccer activities, national and international,” the statement added. As reported by the club, on October 30, Onana he felt ill and took a drug initially intended for his wife.
The Lasimac (a diuretic and hypotensive) “does not improve the performance” of an athlete, which is why Ajax did not expect “a firm suspension”.
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“Onana had no intention of cheating. But the Uefa estimates, following the applicable anti-doping rules, that an athlete has the duty at all times to ensure that no prohibited substance enters his body, “the club said.
It is the second hard blow Ajax has received in 24 hours. Thursday the Franco-Ivorian Sébastien Haller, landed at the club from West Ham in early January for € 22.5 million ($ 26.9 million), was not entered into the Europa League.
“It’s a huge administrative error on our part,” Ajax coach Erik ten Hag lamented on the club’s website.
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Haller, the Dutch club’s most expensive signing, is not on the list of players eligible for the knockout phase of the second European competition. The Ajax they face Lille in the round of 32 on February 18 and 25.
Since his signing in January, the 26-year-old forward has scored two goals and four decisive passes in six league games. Eredivisie. Ajax announced that it will make a request to Uefa for the registration of its new player.
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