Alex Song will be available for West Ham this month after announcing his retirement from international football with Cameroon.
Song had been in Africa talking with key figures in Cameroon's
football federation having been left out of coach Volker Finke's plans
since his sending off against Croatia at the World Cup in Brazil.
The
talks could have seen Song called into Finke's squad for the Africa Cup
of Nations but his retirement means he should be back with the Hammers
squad in plenty of time to prepare for their Premier League trip to
Swansea on Saturday.
Song retires after winning 47 caps, although
his last action in international football was an elbow on Croatia
striker Mario Mandzukic that cost him a three-match ban and hefty fine.
"Since the World Cup in the summer and my subsequent exclusion from
the Cameroon squad for the Africa Cup of Nations I have taken the
decision to retire from international football," said Song, who is on
loan at West Ham from Barcelona.
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