André Onana is set to miss Cameroon’s first game at the Africa Cup of Nations to make himself available for Manchester United’s Premier League fixture against Tottenham, a source has told ESPN.
Onana was given permission by the Cameroonian FA to skip a warm-up camp in Saudi Arabia to feature for United against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup on Monday.
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The goalkeeper is set to delay his departure even further to play against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday, and a source has told ESPN that the Cameroon Federation have accepted he is unlikely to be available for their first AFCON group game against Guinea 24 hours later on Jan. 15.
Onana is set to play in the final two games in Group C against Senegal on Jan. 19 and Gambia on Jan. 23.
He will miss United’s FA Cup fourth round tie against either Newport County or Eastleigh on the weekend of Jan. 27-28 and could remain with Cameroon until Feb. 11 if they were to reach the final of the tournament, which is being held in Cote d’Ivoire.