Various media in Cameroon report this. Photos and videos on social media show that the car was a total loss. Still, Onana got out of the car unscathed and he was able to continue the journey to the Cameroonian city of Douala in another car. Reportedly, Onana was not behind the wheel himself: that was his brother, who did sustain minor injuries from the incident.
At the beginning of this week, Onana traveled to the African country, where he will compete for participation in the World Cup at the end of this year. Algeria will be the opponent in the play-offs for Qatar next Friday. The return awaits next Tuesday. There is only one of the two strong countries in the world championship in November. “He’s okay and he can play,” said the 25-year-old goalkeeper’s agent.
Ajax announces that it has only heard about Onana’s accident via social media. “We don’t know anything about the content, we’re looking into that now,” said a spokesperson. The Cameroon Football Association has announced via Twitter that Onana has now joined the selection and that he is doing well. As a precaution, he is still being medically examined in hospital.
The 25-year-old closing post, who has an expiring contract with Ajax, has been the first goalkeeper under the bar of the team from Amsterdam again for a few weeks. That has to do with the injury suffered by competitor Remko Pasveer. Jay Gorter and Maarten Stekelenburg are also in the basket. That is why Ajax recently decided to bring Przemyslaw Tyton to the Johan Cruijff Arena.