Man Utd signing Andre Onana has opted to return to the Cameroon national side, with the Africa Cup of Nations on the horizon for the goalkeeper after the turn of the year
Andre Onana is set for showdown talks with Erik ten Hag over his decision to return to international duty with Cameroon.
Manchester United number one Onana came out of international retirement to help Cameroon qualify for January’s Africa Cup of Nations, with a 3-0 victory over Burundi on Tuesday. When Onana joined United for £47million from Inter Milan in the summer, he had ostensibly retired from international football and told Ten Hag he had no intention of returning.
Onana was sent home from the World Cup in Qatar last December, after a disagreement with Cameroon coach Rigobert Song over tactics and his style of goalkeeping. But after talks with Song and pressure from the Cameroon Government and Football Federation, Onana agreed to return to play for the Indomitable Lions in their make-or-break qualifier.
With Cameroon now through to the Africa Cup of Nations next January, Ten Hag will want to know if Onana plans to represent his country at the month-long tournament in Ivory Coast. If Onana does intend to represent Cameroon at the tournament, the 27-year-old could miss up to nine games for United, leaving deadline day signing Altay Bayindir to take his place.