Andre Onana started in Manchester United’s 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Man Utd’s goalkeeper delayed his flight to Ivory Coast for AFCON 2024 so he could play in the last match.

When fans left Old Trafford at around 6.30pm, Onana had to make the long journey to Africa immediately. Accordingly, the goalkeeper born in 1996 began a 4,800-mile journey from Manchester to join the Cameroon team on a private plane before the AFCON opening match against Guinea tomorrow morning.

André Onana is already in Ivory coast, he landed at the Abidjan international airport

André Onana arrived at Yamoussoukro to link up with the team

The 27-year-old man posted a photo on the plane at 11 p.m. on the social networking platform Snapchat. Mail Sport shares that Cameroon plans to have Onana sit on the bench in the Group C match in Yamoussoukro after his seven-hour flight.

Onana’s relative Fabrice Ondoa, a goalkeeper playing in the French third division, is expected to start for the Cameroon national team. Cameroon, led by former Liverpool and West Ham player Rigobert Song, will face Guinea, Senegal and Gambia in the AFCON 2024 group stage.

Senegal is the defending champion after winning the title for the first time by defeating Egypt in the most recent AFCON.