Manchester United goalkeeper André Onana will be available for the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur on 14 January, just one day before Cameroon begin their Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Guinea.
United and Onana have reached an agreement with the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) to delay his release for the tournament. The compromise allows the 27-year-old to feature in the FA Cup third-round tie at Wigan on Monday and the Spurs visit to Old Trafford, before flying immediately after that game to the Ivory Coast.
Fecafoot was willing to be flexible after persuading Onana to come out of international retirement to help their Afcon qualifying campaign in September. The goalkeeper ended his international career in 2022 following a dispute with Fecafoot president Samuel Eto'o and had not expected to be involved in Afcon when signing from Inter Milan last summer.
Onana's desire to play for both club and country convinced Cameroon to accept his late arrival in Ivory Coast, potentially avoiding him missing six United matches.
Meanwhile, Casemiro and Lisandro Martínez have given manager Erik ten Hag a significant boost by returning to full training after long-term injuries. Martínez has been out since suffering a foot injury requiring surgery in the Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich in September, while Casemiro has been sidelined since 1 November with a hamstring problem.
