Manchester United might 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 certainly one of United’s star gamers since his transfer from Brentford in the summertime and might be a giant miss to the Pink Devils, who’re at the moment seventh within the Premier League.
The 26-year-old is United’s prime scorer with six objectives in 14 appearances up to now and might 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 the moment on mortgage at Trabzonspor after falling out of favour below Ruben Amorim, with summer time signing Senne Lemmens at the moment shining as United’s new No1.
And regardless of Brys naming 4 goalkeepers in his squad for the event, which begins on December 21, there isn’t 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 known 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 may very well be with out 4 gamers every, whereas bottom-club Wolves might lose as many as 5.
Sky Sports activities stories that Yoane Wissa has not been known as up by DR Congo because the summer time signing continues his restoration from damage.
