AGAIN: Another Player Kicked Out Of AFCON Team Over indiscipline
Mali has expelled striker Adama Niane from their
squad for indiscipline , the third player to be expelled o by his team at the ongoing
Africa Cup of Nations.
“Adama Niane was excluded from the Eagles group for non- respect, ” said the
team ’ s media officer Ibrahim Coulibaly.
Reports said the 26 – year- old Belgium- based player had slapped a teammate in
an altercation over queuing.
The decision came on the eve of Friday’s Group E match against Tunisia in Suez.
Earlier, Burundi had sent home 32 -year -old midfielder Selemani Ndikumana for
ill- discipline before their first game without offering any further details.
On Wednesday Egypt sent Amr Warda packing for what the Egypt Football
Association described as “disciplinary reasons” .
Warda, who plays for Greek club Atromitos on loan from PAOK , has been widely
accused of trolling women on social media .
He has been the subject of a previous complaint , filed with Egypt’ s Attorney
General, of harassing a fashion model on Instagram.
Warda has since posted a video on Facebook in which he apologised.
He apologised to his family, his teammates, to the EFA and to “anyone who is
upset at me or anyone I have upset” as his teammates rallied around him.
Among them was Mohamed Salah who said: “Women must be treated with the utmost
respect.
“ But I also believe that many who make mistakes can change for the better and shouldn’t’
be sent straight to the guillotine, which is the easiest way out .
“We need to believe in second chances… we need to guide and educate. Shunning
is not the answer.”
Amr Warda has since been recalled to the team.