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Cameroon have told Liverpool defender Joel Matip and West
Brom's Allan Nyom that they expect them to take part in the Africa
Cup of Nations.
That is despite the players having told their country in
December they do not want to play in the competition.
Matip and Nyom were two of eight who pulled out of the
tournament, which begins in Gabon on 14 January. Schalke's Eric Maxim
Choupo-Moting was another.
Yet in a twist, Cameroon now say the trio should arrive at
their training camp on Tuesday.
Matip and Liverpool could face punishment from FIFA if the
player does not go. That would include a ban from domestic games for the player
and fines for the club.
The same goes for Nyom and West Brom.
Cameroon, who are coached by Hugo Broos, are in Group A with
Gabon, Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau.
The other Cameroon stars who do not want to play at the
competition are Guy N'dy Assembe (Nancy), Maxime Poundje (Bordeaux), Andre
Onana (Ajax), Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) and Ibrahim Amadou
(Lille).
Speaking to the BBC, football lawyer David Seligman
said: 'Clubs have to release them and players have to go.
'The only reason they don't have to go is if they are
injured.
'FIFA could sanction both the club and the player. The
player could be banned from playing domestic games for the duration of the
tournament and the club could be fined.
'The FA would be expected to intervene and they could also
face sanction if the player doesn't go.'
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