Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana ‘involved in car crash ahead of Cameroon’s World Cup qualifier

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has reportedly been involved in a sickening car crash on his way to play for Cameroon in their World Cup play-off against Algeria. 

Horrifying pictures show two cars smashed into each other at the front, with both bonnets destroyed and the ground covered in debris. 

Onana had been travelling to Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, when he was caught up in the accident, as reported by the Sun, but the 25-year-old has fortunately escaped unscathed. 

He was headed to Cameroon’s training camp in Douala at the time of the incident, the report adds – with no casualties reported in the collision from either vehicle.

Onana is still on course to start for Cameroon in their crucial World Cup on Friday despite being involved in the incident, it says. 

A Champions League semi-finalist in 2019, Onana has been rated as one of the most exciting young goalkeepers in world football in recent years before his career was blighted by a failed drugs test.

The 25-year-old is said to have walked away from the sickening crash en route to Yaounde

Debris covers the road with the bonnets of both cars destroyed following the heavy smash 

Onana was on his way to link up with his Cameroon team-mates at their training camp in Douala when the accident happened 

He was banned for one year by UEFA after testing positive for Furosemide, but claimed he had accidentally taken his wife’s medication.

After an appeal, his suspension was reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after finding ‘no significant fault’ from Onana.

Onana – who will leave Ajax on a free transfer this summer –  explained the pain of trying to clear his name and remain focused despite being unable to set foot on the pitch during his suspension.

‘Football turns its back,’ he told the Guardian in December. ‘I was just trying to survive, come back better. Try to always see the positive side. But sometimes you can’t. As a goalkeeper it’s difficult: you go, someone else plays. There are moments you think about giving in. I was lucky: I have good people. If that happens and you’re alone you’re going to give up. You won’t have the will to go through it.

‘It’s the way you’re perceived, too. It’s ‘doping’: you’re a ‘drug addict’. How are you going to explain to your parents that you’ve tested positive when you’ve never smoked or drunk’