Striker Demba Ba has expressed his anger after missing out on the 28-man Senegalese provisional squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) set for Equatoria Guinea from mid January to early February 2015.
The former Chelsea and Newcastle United striker called for the national team coach Alain Giresse to explain why he was left out despite having scored 16 goals in 19 appearances for his current club so far this season.
Destroy them one by one
"I can't wait to hear his excuses and destroy them one by one," Ba posted on his Twitter account.
"The coach called and said that I needed to rest and take care of my ankle. It feels strange to me as I am completely fit and able to play football," the 29 year old told a Senegalese publication.
"If Alain Giresse wanted to include me, he would have done so as he knows that my ankle is completely fine," he added.
Full squad
The team begins their preparations in Dakar on Friday 2 January 2015 before moving to El Jadida. Morocco on Wednesday 7 January, the same day the coach will reveal his final 23 man squad.
The Lions of Teranga will have West Ham's Diafro Sakho, Sadio Mane (Southampton) and Newcastle's Papiss Demba Cisse to rely on in the competition. They were pooled in Group C alongside South Africa, Ghana and Algeria.
Goalkeepers: Bouna Coundoul (Ethnikos Achnas FC, Cyprus), Lys Gomis (Trappani, Italy), Pape Demba Camara (Sochaux, France), Ousmane Mane (Diambars)
Defenders: Zargo Toure (Le Havre, France), Lamine Gassama (Lorient, France), Lamine Sane (Bordeaux, France), Kara Mbodj (Genk, Belgium), Pape Ndiaye Souare (Lille, France), Papy Djilobodji (Nantes, France), Boukary Drame (Atalanta, Italy), Ibrahima Mbaye (Inter Milan, Italy), Cheikh Mbengue (Rennes, France)
Midfielders: Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham, England), Pape Kouli Diop (Levante, Spain), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Lille, France), Stephane Badji (Brann, Norway), Salif Sane (Hanover, Germany), Pape Alioune Ndiaye (Bodo Glimt, Norway), Alfred Ndiaye (Real Betis, Spain).
Strikers: Moussa Konate (SC Sion, Switzerland), Diafra Sakho (West Ham, England), Mame Birame Diouf (Stoke City, England), Sadio Mane (Southampton, England), Moussa Sow (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Papiss Demba Cisse (Newcastle, England), Henri Saivet (Bordeaux, France), Dame Ndoye (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia). Follow @thedonplato
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