2019 Africa Cup of Nations: Yaw Yeboah wishes Black Stars the best despite failing to make final AFCON squad

Midfielder Yaw Yeboah has expressed gratitude to the technical team of Ghana and wished the Black Stars the best after he was dropped from the final 23-man squad for AFCON 2019. 

The Numancia midfielder failed to make the final squad for the Nations Cup in Egypt after a week of intensive training in the United Arab Emirates.

Despite missing out on the opportunity to represent Ghana in a major competition like the Africa Cup of Nations, the Black Meteors captain feels grateful to have been a member of the team in Dubai.

"This is part of life and it is part of football," Yeboah siad. "I want to thank everybody, the management, the nation for giving me the opportunity to be here," he added.

"It is not easy to be part of the national team squad. I mean playing under this wonderful players, Asamoah Gyan, Ayew, Wakaso, Atsu, all these big big players that have big names in Africa, in Ghana, I mean for me it's a pleasure to play with them and learn a lot.

"Playing under a wonderful coach like Kwesi Appiah, former player like Tanko and all these management with big names in Africa and Ghana. Being part of them makes me special because it makes me feel like I'm being under good people.

"And sometimes being under good people, thing go well for you but I just want to wish my colleagues all the best in this tournament. Our prayers are with them."

Porto forward Abdul Majeed Waris, Asante Kotoko's Fatawu Safiu, NYFC's Ebenezer Ofori and Mohammed Alhassan of Hearts of Oak were the other players to be dropped by coach Kwesi Appiah.

The 23-man squad is expected to leave Dubai for Egypt on June 20th for the Nations Cup.

Ghana are in group F alongside Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau.

By Lukman Evergreen Mumin

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