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Diouf peacemaker after Man Utd keeper Onana blows Cameroon fuse

Manchester United shot stopper Andre Onana was furious on African Cup of Nations duty.

The goalkeeper played against Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, before traveling to Ivory Coast for the tournament.

While he made the 5,000-mile journey to reach ahead of Cameroon's opening game on Monday, he was not included in the squad by boss Rigobert Song.

Per reports from the stadium, Onana needed to be calmed down by former Senegal star El Hadji Diouf.

“If I wasn't going to play or make the team, then why did I come here on a private jet?" Onana was heard stating.

The 27-year-old had to make part of the journey to the game by car, after bad weather meant his plane could not land at its initially intended destination.

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