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Waris rejects Wakaso's assertion on political influence in Ghana's performances

Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris disagrees with team-mate Mubarak Wakaso who has blamed the nation's big two political parties for the Black Stars' failures at major competitions in recent years.

Instead, the Strasbourg forward believes favouritism in player selections has been the main problem.

“I saw Wakaso making a comment that politics is affecting the Black Stars. I feel that it is not the political thing that is affecting the performance of the players on the field because politics does not play football," Waris said in YAC Media Instagram Live interview.

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“I think with the national team, the politics affect the selection of players.