The Cameroon Football Federation has confirmed that as lots of as 7 Europe-based nationwide team players have denied their call-ups for the 2017 Africa Mug of Nations.
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Liverpool defender Joel Matip is the prominent name amongst the 7 stars, who made a decision to reject their call-ups for the event between 14 January and 5 February, according to Liverpool Echo.
Nevertheless, he and the various other 6 Europe-based players, may suffer repercussions from FIFA as the Cameroon federation is taking into consideration to take the matter to the football mother body.
” Seven have called the instructor by telephone to alert him of their unavailability,” reads a declaration by the Cameroon Football Federation.
” Joel Matip does not want to play with the Lions currently as a result of a bad experience with the previous technological team.
” These gamers wish to privilege their personal interest to the detriment of the nationwide group, which a few of them have actually currently used for their advancement. The Cameroon Football Federation books the right to act against these players according to FIFA regulations.
” Nevertheless, the instructor wishes to guarantee the public that he will put in place the best group feasible with players who are encouraged and identified to protect the colours of Cameroon.”
Andre Onana (Ajax Amsterdam), Guy Ndy Assembe (Nancy), Allan Nyom (West Brom), Maxime Poundje (Bordeaux), Andre Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) and Ibrahim Amadou (Lille) are the other six gamers that declined their call-ups.
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It is yet to be seen whether the Cameroon federation will certainly entail FIFA, yet in theory players such as Matip might receive a ban as FIFA regulations specify that players have to respect call-ups unless they are injured.
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