Liverpool's Joel Matip among seven to snub
tournament
German-born Joel Matip (right) has not featured for Cameroon since the 2014 World Cup |
Liverpool's Joel Matip is one of seven
Cameroon players who have said they do not want to go to the Africa Cup of
Nations, which begins on 14 January.
The defender cited a "bad
experience" with the previous coaching staff, according to a Cameroon
football association (Fecafoot) statement.
West
Brom full-back Allan Nyom is also among the seven.
Fecafoot
can ask Fifa to suspend the players at club level for the duration of the
three-week tournament.
Cameroon
coach Hugo Broos said: "These
players have put personal interest above those of the national team and the
federation reserves the right to take action against the players in accordance
with Fifa regulations."
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Centre-back
Matip, 25, joined Liverpool on a free transfer in the summer having previously
been at Bundesliga club Schalke. He has made 14 appearances for the Reds this
season.
Nyom,
who told Broos he wanted to stay at West Brom to keep his place in the team,
joined the Baggies from Watford in the last transfer window. The 28-year-old
has also made 14 appearances for the club so far.
The
other five Cameroon players are Andre Onana (Ajax Amsterdam), Guy N'dy Assembe
(Nancy), Maxime Poundje (Girondins Bordeaux), Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa
(Olympique Marseille) and Ibrahim Amadou (Lille).
All
seven had earlier this month been named in a preliminary list of 35 for the
tournament - the final 23-man squad will be named next week.
Cameroon
are drawn in Group A with the hosts Gabon, Burkina Faso and Guinea Bissau.
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