Bilayi gets Cameroon call

Bilayi (left) was with Nantes last season

Defender Ateba Bilayi could make his debut for Cameroon in their next World Cup qualifier against Egypt.

The Paris St German player was included in the 18-man squad named by Winfried Schafer for the game.

Before moving to PSG, the 23-year-old had spent four years at Nantes and featured in their first team over the last two seasons.

Schafer and his squad, made up of entirely Europe-based professionals, will assemble in Paris on 30 August.

They will train there for two days before flying to Cairo on 3 September.

The Indomitable Lions top Group 3 of the combined 2006 World Cup and African Cup of Nations qualifiers with seven points.

Squad
Goalkeepers: Hamidou Souleymanou (Denizlispor, Turkey), Idriss Kameni (Espanyol, Spain)
Defenders: Rigobert Song (Galatasaray, Turkey), Lucien Mettomo (Kaiserslautern, Germany), Bill Tchato (Kaiserslautern, Germany), Jean Joël Perrier Doumbe (Rennes, France), Timothée Atouba (Tottenham, England), Jean Hugues Ateba Bilayi (PSG, France)
Midfielders: Geremi Njitap (Chelsea, England), Modeste Mbami (PSG, France), Eric Djemba Djemba (Manchester United, England), Salomon Olembe Olembe (Olympique de Marseille, France), Jean Makoun (Lille, France)
Strikers: Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona, Spain), Hervé Tum (FC Metz, France), Joseph Désiré Job (Middlesbrough, England), Guy Feutchine (Paok Salonika, Greece), Pius Ndiefi (Al Ittihad, Qatar)