Andre Onana has reportedly decided to compete for Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), despite making a shaky start to his Manchester United career. The goalkeeper was previously expected to skip the tournament and focus on finding his feet at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
Erik ten Hag will surely have been keen for the 27-year-old to do just that. A series of high-profile errors have cost United over the first few months of the season, leaving both the manager and his goalkeeper under pressure.<\/p>\n
It emerged earlier this month that Onana was willing to skip the tournament, having quit international football after last year’s World Cup. But a recent return to the Cameroonian set-up has seemingly changed his mind, and the i newspaper claim that Onana has agreed to compete at AFCON in January.<\/p>\n
Doing so could see him miss a whopping seven United matches if Cameroon make a deep run, including four Premier League clashes, two FA Cup ties and a possible Carabao Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive Man Utd news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ten Hag is unlikely to be pleased with being forced to call on back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir in such circumstances. The Turkey international was recruited during the summer and is yet to make his first-team debut for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n Onana abandoning his United team-mates in favour of an AFCON campaign may also irk Ten Hag due to the openness with which he has told the stopper to work on ‘stepping up’ his performances.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/5042562.jpg?r=1698778532474\")
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