Burkina Faso's Herve Zengue is left out of CAN squad
Friday, 23 December 2011
Herve Zengue, controversial player, whose eligibility, questioned by Namibia, is left out of, Burkina Faso's squad, for the ,Africa Cu,p of Nations,
Zengue played in two qualifying matches against Namibia, who claim he is not eligible to represent the country.They are taking the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a bid to replace the Burkinabe in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.The case is set to be heard next month, before the start of the finals.Burkina coach Paolo Duarte has named an initial 25-man squad for the tournament, despite the doubts which remain over their eventual participation.
Two players will drop out before the team head to Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, where they are due to play Ivory Coast, Sudan and Angola.A number of previously important players have been ditched from the squad, including Wilfried Sanou and Madi Panandetiguiri, who has been a key player on the right hand side for the national team for many years.Coach Duarte has a policy of not using players who are not getting regular games for their clubs.Despite that he has included young Bertrand Traore, who is on the books of Chelsea's youth academy - although whether he makes the final cut remains to be seen.
Friday, 23 December 2011
Herve Zengue, controversial player, whose eligibility, questioned by Namibia, is left out of, Burkina Faso's squad, for the ,Africa Cu,p of Nations,
Zengue played in two qualifying matches against Namibia, who claim he is not eligible to represent the country.They are taking the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a bid to replace the Burkinabe in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.The case is set to be heard next month, before the start of the finals.Burkina coach Paolo Duarte has named an initial 25-man squad for the tournament, despite the doubts which remain over their eventual participation.
Two players will drop out before the team head to Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, where they are due to play Ivory Coast, Sudan and Angola.A number of previously important players have been ditched from the squad, including Wilfried Sanou and Madi Panandetiguiri, who has been a key player on the right hand side for the national team for many years.Coach Duarte has a policy of not using players who are not getting regular games for their clubs.Despite that he has included young Bertrand Traore, who is on the books of Chelsea's youth academy - although whether he makes the final cut remains to be seen.
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