AFCON-Winning Coach Explains Zaha Snub

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations champions will be without the Galatasaray winger once again when they take on Gabon and Kenya in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June.

"We travelled to Turkey to meet Wilfried, smooth things over, and present to him the new project we have with the staff. He listened, and the meeting went very well," he said, according to"Zaha himself admitted that he is currently in a project that did not suit him and that he wanted to wait until the summer transfer window."

"He opened up and expressed what he liked and what prevented him from performing on the pitch as he does in Europe," the tactician continued.

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