Majeed Waris

AFCON 2019: I wasn’t expecting to be dropped – Majeed Waris

Story By: The Ghana Report

Black Stars striker, Abdul Majeed Waris, has taken to social media to express his disappointment at not making the coach Kwasi Appiah’s final 23-man squad for AFCON 2019.

Waris was named as part of Kwasi Appiah’s provisional 29-man squad for the team’s pre-tournament camp in Dubai.

But after 10 days of camping, Appiah dropped the Nantes’ striker along with four others.

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Waris, who scored 5 league goals for the French Ligue 1 side in the 2018/2019 season, took to twitter to express his disappointment at not making the team and also wish the team well.

“Always proud to represent my country so not the outcome I was hoping for. I wish Ghana well in the AFCON.

Time to get a well deserved holidays, refresh and go again for the preseason,” Waris wrote on twitter.

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Ghana have another friendly against South Africa on Saturday, June 16, after which they will leave for Egypt on June 21. The 4-time African Champions have already lost one international friendly against Namibia, played behind closed doors in Dubai.

Ghana are in Group F along with defending Champions Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau.

They open their AFCON campaign against the Squirrels of Benin on June 25.

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