Soccer-Perennial club versus country tug of war continues as Cup of Nations kicks off

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v OGC Nice - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - September 15, 2023 OGC Nice's Terem Moffi celebrates after Gaetan Laborde scores their second goal REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Nigeria will allow striker Terem Moffi to play for French club Nice at the weekend before he heads to the Africa Cup of Nations but Cameroon are blocking teenager Regis Mughe from turning out for Marseille after he refused a call-up to the finals.

The two contrasting approaches come in the perennial club versus country battle that marks the two-yearly tournament.