June 10, 2021 7:28:02 pm
Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana was banned for 9 months on Thursday for a constructive doping take a look at and will resume enjoying in November.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport mentioned its judges discovered Onana not a big mistake and lowered his one-year ban by UEFA. The ban now ends on November 3.
The ruling may see Arsenal over their alleged curiosity in signing 25-year-old Onana, who has been cleared to play for Cameroon within the African Cup of Nations in January.
Onana examined constructive final October for furosemide, a banned diuretic typically used as a masking agent to disguise the presence of different medication.
He mentioned he felt unwell and took a capsule he had prescribed for his girlfriend from a packet he mistook for aspirin “because the packaging was almost identical.”
Anti-doping guidelines make athletes chargeable for banned substances of their our bodies, though they will argue that it was not their fault or negligence.
The court docket mentioned its judges “held that the 9-month ban was proportionate to negligence … but could not accept the goalkeeper’s request for the suspension to be completely lifted.”
The matter gained momentum with the decision delivered eight days after the enchantment listening to.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
