Soccer-Onana back from drugs ban and thrust into big World Cup clash

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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Andre Onana made a successful return from a lengthy drug suspension as he kept a clean sheet for Cameroon in their World Cup qualifier at the weekend and could prove pivotal to his country’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s finals in Qatar

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A 4-0 win for Cameroon over Malawi in Johannesburg on Saturday was the first match back for the 25-year-old goalkeeper since January, when he received a one-year ban http://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-onana-ban-idINKBN2A51IL by European soccer's governing body UEFA for violating doping rules.

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.

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