 Matip akabviswa mumutambo neManchester United musi wa15 Ndira 2017, sezvo Liverpool yakanga isati yawana kujekeswa kuzere kubva kuFIFA pamusoro pekukodzera kwake, uye zvakare semhedzisiro yeCameroon Football Federation kukundikana kusimbisa kuti Matip anogona saka kutamba nhabvu yenhabvu panguva ye2017 Africa Cup of Nations.. Pakazara, Matip aionekwa semutambi akakosha mukuvandudza dziviriro yeLiverpool, iyo yakanga yagamuchira kushoropodzwa kwakanyanya mwaka usati watanga, mumwaka wa2016 17. 