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Ndong apologises for Gabon disappearing act

The 22-year-old Sunderland midfielder told Gabon’s L’Union newspaper on Wednesday that he had missed training at the start of last week after celebrating the birth of his daughter.

Ndong apologises for Gabon disappearing act
(Reuters)

Gabon, who host the African Nations Cup in January, sent him back to England and he missed the goalless stalemate with Mali in Bamako as well as Tuesday’s 1-1 friendly draw against the Comoros Islands, which was played in Tunisia. “I let myself get carried away with the euphoria and with my friends," he said.

"But it is not true that I was not contactable. I just want to apologise to the people of Gabon and to my fans who believe in me. My sidelining from the squad hurts. I know I have disappointed more than just one person.”

Ndong said he had held clear-the-air talks with the Gabonese Football Federation and was keen to get back into the squad.

(Reporting by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Toby Davis)


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