Doping: the suspension of Cameroonian André Onana reduced to 9 months

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana warming up before a Champions League match on November 25, 2020 in Amsterdam Kenzo Tribouillard AFP / Archives

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the supreme body in sports disputes, reduced from 12 to 9 months the suspension imposed on goalkeeper André Onana by the European Football Confederation (UEFA) in February 2021 for a breach of the rules anti-doping.

The formation of the CAS [...] found that no" significant fault "could be attributed to André Onana who would have mistakenly ingested drugs intended for another person

 ", indicates a press release.

The 25-year-old Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper will be able to return to the pitches from November 3, 2021.

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