Cameroon have not asked for ban on Liverpool's Matip


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 18 Jan 2017

Football Soccer Britain - Liverpool v Sunderland - Premier League - Anfield - 26/11/16 Liverpool's Joel Matip in action Reuters / Phil Noble Livepic

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Cameroon have not asked FIFA to stop defender Joel Matip playing for Liverpool during the African Nations Cup but they have not given the Premier League club the green light to field the player either, Cameroonian officials said on Wednesday.

They are unlikely to give clearance because that would cause an outcry in Cameroon where eight players turned down call ups for the finals in Gabon, African soccer sources told Reuters.

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