Cameroon and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o hasn't made up his mind yet whether to play in the African Cup of Nations in January or stay with his side for the Spanish League action.

"I still have time to think about it and when I take my decision, it will be good for everybody," Eto'o told Spanish paper Elperiodico on Thursday.

Media reports suggested that Eto'o will opt to stay in Spain to help Barcelona retain their local league title.

The 24-year-old also fueled speculations when he refused to comment on the reports.

Eto'o had a similar conflict in the 2004 African Cup when he was still in Real Mallorca and had to play in both tournaments parallel, traveling between Tunisia and Spain.

Eto'o tops Spanish League scorers this season with 17 goals in the same number of encounters.

Cameroon play in Group B alongside Congo, Angola and Togo.