By John Essien
Inter Milan has officially announced the signing of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana from Ajax on a 5-year-deal.
Onana spent seven and a half years with Ajax, making 214 appearances in all competitions during his stint with the Dutch giants.
However, he lost his place in the side in February last year when he was handed a 12-month doping ban, which was reduced to nine months on appeal.
He returned to competitive action last November, and helped Cameroon to a third-placed finish at the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil earlier this year.
The former Barcelona youngster is expected to be number one for the Indomitable Lions at the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
With Samir Handanovic, 37, aging, Inter have been actively seeking for his successor. Now, 26 year-old Onana will fight to restart his declining career in Italy.
Onana will become the fourth Cameroonian to play for Inter after Pierre Wome, Daniel Maa Boumsong and Samuel Eto’o and the first African goalkeeper to sign for the Nerrazzuri.
