Andre Onana has decided to play against Tottenham and is set to miss Cameroon’s AFCON 2023 opener against Guinea.
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.
The 27-year-old had announced his retirement from international football after he was sent back home from the 2022 Qatar World Cup following a fallout with coach Rigobert Song over his style of play.
He was recalled to the national squad 10 months after the World Cup row in September 2023 ahead of the team’s final round of AFCON qualifiers against Burundi.