EXCLUSIVE: Wilfried Zaha has NO plans to give up international football with Ivory Coast despite Elephants boss revealing the Crystal Palace winger who has asked not to be called up for the next international break
Wilfried Zaha does not intend to give up international football after surprising claims by his coach from Ivory Coast.
Elephants boss Patrice Beaumelle said Zaha “wants to think about the rest of his international career” after removing the Crystal Palace star from his newest roster.
But Beaumelle’s comments came as a surprise, and it is believed that he misinterpreted the supposedly private discussions about elements of the Ivory Coast decor.
Wilfried Zaha has no plans to give up international football and Ivory Coast, as Sportsmail can reveal
Cote d’Ivoire boss Patrice Beaumelle says Zaha turned down a call to attend this month’s games
Beaumelle and winger Zaha, 28, have held talks and agreed that he will be excluded from the former’s plans for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Mozambique and Cameroon.
The decision was made with Ivory Coast on pole position in their group to reach the play-offs before the last two games, but also given the illness Zaha suffered from last month.
It was not the first time that Zaha returned from the international match feeling after the last break in bad weather.
Zaha returned from her international match at the beginning of October and felt under the weather
He missed Palace’s next game against Arsenal before showing up in the second half against Newcastle.
Zaha returned to the starting XI against Manchester City with a goal and after taking a while to shake off the effects of his illness from last break it was decided that it would be best for Zaha to stay home for the upcoming break .
This appeal is welcomed by Palace, who was also careful to avoid the prospect of being again without her talisman on his return from representing his country.
