Kakamega Homeboyz Striker Allan Wanga has admitted that he felt bad after Harambee Stars coach Sebastian Migne omitted him from Kenya’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad.
In an interview with Standard, the former international footballer said he deserved to play for the team but he was left out.
Wanga, however, noted that he respects the decision taken by the coach to leave him out of the team.
The talented player divulged that he traveled to Egypt where he supported the team before it was knocked out of the competition.
“Of course I felt bad after not being picked for AFCON, because I felt that I deserved to be on the team. But the coach’s word was final and I took it positively. I even went to Egypt to support them,” he said as quoted by Standard
On his retirement from international football, Wanga said he did not hang his boots because he had been left out of the squad, but because it was the right time for him to do so.
"I did not retire because I was not in the team, but maybe I would have retired after being in AFCON this year. I retired because it was just the right time. I did not want to end up being that guy that people look at on the team and say, ‘Get that guy out of the field'," he said.