WHAT HAPPENED?
According to iNews, the United goalkeeper has made up his mind about featuring in the club’s upcoming Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and thus will miss his country’s 2023 African Cup of Nations opening game against Guinea. This decision has been approved by Cameroonian Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o.
Onana plans to play on Sunday and then on the same day take a flight to Ivory Coast to join the national squad less than 24 hours before their tournament opener. But it is unlikely that he would feature in the Indomitable Lions’ starting lineup.
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID
A source close to iNews claimed, “Andre is committed to playing for his country, he would not be there if he wasn’t. But United is the priority for him. For the second match against Senegal they will be favourites, if Cameroon were to lose the first match to Guinea, should he really have to play versus Senegal if they are just going to lose anyway?”
