But the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced the suspension https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-onana-ban-idUKKCN2DM1NO to nine months following an appeal. He will be thrust further into the thick of things on Tuesday when Cameroon meet the Ivory Coast in their decisive Group D qualifier in Yaounde. Onana has been rated among football’s top goalkeeping talents, and Cameroon coach Toni Conceicao had no hesitation picking him to play despite the risk of being rusty. Onana tested positive for the banned substance furosemide in his urine after an out-of-competition check in October last year. (Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

Source: The Star November 14, 2021 10:48 UTC