Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been approached by DR Congo in regards to representing them at next year’s Africa Cup of Nations, as per The Athletic.
The right-back played one game for Congo’s under-20 side in 2015 before opting to switch to England, where he featured for both the under-20s and under-21s. He has never earned a senior Three Lions cap despite being called up by Gareth Southgate in 2019.
Now, Wan-Bissaka is mulling over his international career ahead of the tournament in 2024. Should he accept their proposal, he could miss around four weeks’ worth of club action; AFCON runs from January 13 to February 11.
Wan-Bissaka’s return to club action
The 25-year-old has spent the majority of the 2023/2024 campaign sidelined with a hamstring injury. He returned to the fold to face Fulham at Craven Cottage on November 4 but was ill for United’s 1-0 win over Luton Town.
Elsewhere in Erik ten Hag’s squad, Andre Onana also looks set to represent his native Cameroon, as well as on-loan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat with Morocco, Hannibal Mejbri with Tunisia and Amad Diallo with Ivory Coast.
