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UEFA hands Ajax keeper Onana 12-month doping ban

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December 9, 2020 Ajax Amsterdam's Andre Onana [REUTERS]

Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper Andre Onana has been suspended for 12 months by European soccer's governing body UEFA for violating doping rules, the club said on Friday.

Traces of the banned substance Furosemide were found in the Cameroon international's urine during an out-of-competition test on Oct. 30, Ajax said, leading to a year-long ban for the player from all football activities effective from Friday.

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