Manchester United will likely be with out Bryan Mbeumo for a number of weeks after he was included in Cameroon’s AFCON 2025 squad, however loanee goalkeeper Andre Onana has been not noted.
Mbeumo has been one in every of United’s star gamers since his transfer from Brentford in the summertime and will likely be an enormous miss to the Purple Devils, who’re at present seventh within the Premier League.
The 26-year-old is United’s prime scorer with six objectives in 14 appearances up to now and will likely be equally essential to Cameroon’s hopes of AFCON glory for the fifth time and first since 2017.
AFCON 2025: Onana snubbed by Cameroon
The identical can’t be stated for one more of United’s gamers, with goalkeeper Onana not included in Marc Brys’s squad.
Onana is at present on mortgage at Trabzonspor after falling out of favour below Ruben Amorim, with summer time signing Senne Lemmens at present shining as United’s new No1.
And regardless of Brys naming 4 goalkeepers in his squad for the match, which begins on December 21, there is no such thing as a place for the 29-year-old.
Onana performed within the Atlas Lions’ most up-to-date World Cup qualifier, letting in a late Chancel Mbemba aim as DR Congo ended their opponents’ World Cup 2026 qualification hopes.
Premier League’s lacking AFCON gamers
In addition to Mbeumo, United are additionally anticipated to be with out Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui, who’re anticipated to be picked for Ivory Coast and Morocco respectively.
Sunderland are set to be the staff most affected by absentees, with as many as seven gamers set to be referred to as up.
These gamers are Chemsdine Talbi, Habib Diarra, Reinildo, Simon Adingra, Bertrand Traore, Arthur Masuaku and Noah Sadiki.
Crystal Palace, West Ham and Nottingham Forest could possibly be with out 4 gamers every, whereas bottom-club Wolves may lose as many as 5.
Sky Sports studies that Yoane Wissa has not been referred to as up by DR Congo because the summer time signing continues his restoration from harm.
