• Liverpool and WBA defenders free to play for their respective clubs • Pair had told Cameroon they did not want to take part at tournament

Liverpool’s Joel Matip and West Bromwich Albion’s Allan Nyom have been left out of Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations squad after telling their country they did not want to take part in the tournament.

They are two of seven players who asked to be omitted and are now available for their clubs this month, although Matip has been battling an ankle injury.

Nyom had travelled to Cameroon this week to speak to officials and will now return to The Hawthorns.

Cameroon’s head coach, Hugo Broos, had previously suggested they could ask Fifa to suspend players from club matches during the tournament for refusing to play, but no action will be taken now they have been left out of the final squad.

Nyom joined West Bromwich from Watford in the summer while Matip moved to Liverpool from Schalke.