CAS reduces Ajax keeper Onana's ban

The year-long ban slapped on Ajax Amsterdam goalie, Andre Onana has been reduced to nine months after an appeal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said in a statement yesterday.

The goalkeeper was banned by European soccer’s governing body UEFA for violating doping rules. Traces of the banned substance Furosemide were found in the Cameroon international’s urine during an out-of-competition test on 30 October, Ajax said in February, leading to a year-long ban for the player from all football activities.

A panel of CAS arbitrators in charge of the matter partially upheld the player’s appeal and reduced his ban that commenced on 4 February, meaning he will now be eligible to play from 3 November, ThisDay Live said.

Onana had said the violation was the result of a mistake, as he accidentally took a medicine meant for his girlfriend on the morning of 30 October.