AJAX GOALKEEPER ANDRE Onana has been suspended for 12 months after he failed an out-of-competition doping test.
The Cameroon international tested positive for the banned substance Furosemide in a urine test last October.
Onana’s suspension, which applies to both club and international football, takes effect from today. However, both the player and the club will appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Ajax confirmed this morning.
“On the morning of October 30, Onana was feeling unwell,” the Eredivisie champions said in a statement. “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. 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.”
Ajax managing director Edwin van der Sar said: “We explicitly renounce performance-enhancing drugs, we obviously stand for a clean sport.
“This is a terrible setback, for Andre himself but certainly also for us as a club. Andre is a top goalkeeper, who has proven his worth for Ajax for years and is very popular with the fans.
“We had hoped for a conditional suspension or for a suspension much shorter than these twelve months, because it was arguably not intended to strengthen his body and thus improve his performance. ”
Is that really worthy of an article?
@Teddyzigzagbigbag: Yes, yes it is. Discrimination should always be challenged snd it should be highlighted that someone in his position had the balls & awareness to so.
Nonsense. I think it was a ridiculous thing to comeback and say. The journalist quite clearly meant men’s tennis, the competition that Murray competes in. Can’t believe he’s gettin credited for this.
@Matthew Thompson: Exactly. He was just being pedantic and knows the feminists and PC police would lap it up. Anymore of this carry on and he can get the snip and join the WTA.
@Matthew Thompson: he’s no longer Scottish now he has lost
He’s British again
Why didn’t he also clarify what underage or senior American players have made the semis since 2009? Soooo ageist.
@Dermot Byrne: what about the Bryan Brothers? Sooo quantityist
Really is there any need to post this tripe on the 42. Fair enough on the primarkesque teenage girl feminist blog that the Daily Edge has become…
Unfair on the journalist, it’s the same as saying the USA have never won the World Cup in an interview after a mans game.
Holy shyte, What a complete non-story. Of course the reporter ment “Male Player” It was implied in the context of the situation, Men’s Tennis. Does anyone serious think this reporter doesn’t know of Serena Williams or that he intended any disrespect whatsoever?
Murray, a totally uncharismatic guy deflecting attention away from his loss which he claims was down to hip injury but the previos day claimed was not an issue. Good luck to him, his Mammy is proud of him!
There’s an article further down the page about Chris Martin from Coldplay visiting a gym in Dublin… why are you’s not over there banging on about articles being irrelevant??
I like Murray even less now.
Andy Murray. The only sports personality that makes steve Davies look like a party animal. Paint drying is more exciting to watch than Murray in an interview. A complete plonker Rodney. Correcting the journalist was complete nonsense..the subject was clear as day..mens singles. .
Well, unsurprisingly a bunch of people on here giving out stink about this, as there always is. I personally was delighted to see AM make this point. Don’t care if you call me a “feminazi” or PC pedant.
I’m fine with his comment but not so much the holier-than-thou article making a big deal of it.
What a stupid article…and Murray just being an arrogant knobhead. Reporter was asking a simple question…
@Kev Creed: what a stupid comment kev are you being an arrogant knob head? just asking a simple question