Majeed Waris & four Black Stars players dropped by Kwesi Appiah

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Kames Kwesi named his final 23-man squad for the continental showpiece on Monday and surprisingly the FC Nantes striker couldn't make the cut.

Majeed Waris, who excelled in the latter part of the season with French side Nantes headlined the list of players who didn’t make Appiah's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The 27-year-old has 31 caps, having bagged four goals in the process.

Other casualties are New York FC's Ebenezer Ofori, Asante Kotoko striker Abdul Fatawu, Hearts of Oak defender Mohammed and Numancia ace Yaw Yeboah.

The Black Stars have been camping in Abu Dhabi since last week for their pre-AFCON camping.

The four times champions of Africa on Sunday suffered a 1-0 defeat against Namibia in a friendly game.

The Black Stars are in Group F with African champions Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau.

They will kick start their campaign against Benin on June 25 at the Ismail Sports Stadium.

Here is the final 23 squad for the AFCON 2019:

Goalkeepers

Richard Ofori (Maritzburg United, South Africa, Lawrence Ati- Zigi (Sochaux, Montbeliard, France), and Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana).

Defenders

John Boye (Metz, France), Andy Yiadom (Reading, England, Abdul Baba Rahman (Reims, France), Lumor Agbenyenu (Goztepe A.S, Turkey), Kassim Nuhu, (Hoffeinham, Germany,) Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC, USA), Joseph Aidoo (Genk, Belguim), Joseph Attamah (Basaksehir, Turkey)

Midfielders

Mubarak Wakaso (Deportivo Alaves, Spain), Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Kwadwo Asamoah (Internazionle, Italy), Thomas Agyepong (Hibernian, Scotland), Afriyie Acquah (Empoli, Italy), Andre Ayew ( Fenerbache, Turkey), Christian Atsu (Newcastle United, England), Samuel Owusu (Cukaricki, Serbia),

Strikers

Asamoah Gyan (Kayserispor, Turkey), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace, England), Caleb Ekuban (Trabzonspor, Turkey and Kwabena Owusu (Leganes, Spain).

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