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Wilfried Zaha left out of Ivory Coast squad for qualifier

Wilfried Zaha left out of Ivory Coast squad for qualifier

Wilfried Zaha has been left out of the Ivory Coast side to play Rwanda in an African Cup of Nations qualifier next month.

The attacker was left out of the last Ivory Coast squad in March due to injury, but has now been omitted from another squad.

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Ivory Coast manager Kamara Ibrahim has not stated the reason for dropping Zaha again.

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BBC Sport are reporting that a source close to the side are telling them that:

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“Wilfried Zaha has been left out for personal reasons, I can’t say more than that.”

Yaya Toure and Gervinho are both also omitted, whilst Wilfried Bony is also out of the squad through injury.

Zaha was present for the Ivory Coast’s defeat to Morocco last November that saw them fail to qualify for Russia 2018, and played during the 2017 Nations Cup. However, he the Palace forward will not represent his country next month.

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