Mamadou Samassa has stepped in to “clarify” the situation regarding his omission from Mohamed Magassouba's provisional Africa Cup of Nations Mali squad.
Magassouba claimed the shot-stopper refused to be included in the side as he wanted to be the Eagles’ first-choice stopper at the upcoming biennial showpiece.
As reported by Footmali, the Troyes goalkeeper has responded by accusing the Mali trainer of broken promises.
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"I read and heard a lot of comments about my non-participation in Afcon, and through this message I wanted to clarify things," Samassa said in statement on social media
Communiqué sur ma non-sélection avec l'équipe nationale du Mali !