Schalke have confirmed Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has retired from
international football only days before he was due to meet up with his Cameroon
teammates to take part in the African Nations Cup, reports leading sports
channel, ESPN.com
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| Club confirms Choupo-Moting's retirement from National Team |
Choupo-Moting, 27, was not expected to take part in Schalke's winter
training camp and rather join Cameroon's national team for the 2017 African
Nations Cup in Gabon from mid-January to early February.
However, the Germany-born attacker will instead focus on a full winter
preparation with his club as they strive to make progress up the Bundesliga
standings following a disappointing first half of the season.
The Royal Blues currently rank 11th in the standings, and trail Borussia
Dortmund on the last European spot by nine points.
Up to three players will still represent Schalke at the African Nations
Cup. Chelsea loanee Baba Rahman has been called up to the Ghana squad, which
could also feature 19-year-old attacker Bernard Tekpetey, while Tottenham
loanee Nabil Bentaleb is set to be part of Algeria's squad.
Schalke will travel to their winter training camp in Benidorm, Spain, on
Wednesday, and will have to do without injured attackers Klaas-Jan Huntelaar,
Breel Embolo and Franco Di Santo as well as right-back Coke, who is making good
progress following his anterior cruciate ligament tear only days after joining
from Sevilla last summer.
Credit: Stephan Uersfeld, Germany correspondent for ESPN FC.
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