Mpenza set to quit Belgium
Emile Mpenza is expected to announce his retirement from international football.
Emile Mpenza is expected to announce his retirement from international football in the next few days.According to La Derniere Heure, the Belgium striker will quit the national team at a press conference in Manchester this week.
The 29-year-old has been capped 52 times by Belgium, scoring 17 goals, and played at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
Mpenza has decided to step away from the international game in order to focus on his Manchester City career.
The Belgian paper also reports that the former Schalke striker could have his contract at Eastlands extended beyond next summer.
Mpenza would need to appear in 20 games before the New Year to trigger a clause for a new deal through to 2010.
