The Panama national soccer team will face the Copa América with a squad of 25 players, after what Harold Cummings who was called to replace the injured captain Aníbal Godoy, the offer will be rejected and after his CONMEBOL appointment became official, the Panamanian Football Federation (Fepafut) reported this Wednesday.
“As a result of this, the Panamanian Football Federation is cannot create a new incorporation in the National Team for Copa América USA 2024, because CONMEBOL has accepted its inclusion in the competition and the only way to replace a player is due to an injury or illness approved by the Medical Commission,” Fepafut explained in a statement.
“The National Team will face the Copa América USA 2024 with a list of 25 players in its official call,” the federation said.
After Godoy’s injury, coach Thomas Christiansen suggested the name of Cummings, who plays for the Xelajú club, Guatemalato replace it.
The substitution was endorsed by CONMEBOL and Christiansen extended the invitation to player, which he accepted for the first time after permission from his club, which announced the news on its social networks.
Fepafut clarified in the note that after sending the substitution form for the player’s injuries to CONMEBOL, “in the evening, the player Harold Cummingsse is talking again with coach Thomas Christiansen rejecting your call in the Copa América”, without explaining the reasons.
The player explained in a press conference that “I’m not at tournament level to represent my country and I had to be aware of myself and the coach, with whom I spoke to explain the situation. Now I am working to reach my best level,” he said. cummings He is coming back from an injury that kept him in dry dock for the past few seasons.
Before Godoy’s injury could be confirmed, the Canaleros coaching staff was already in front poverty to make their list of 26 called up, due to injuries to defenders Andrés Andrade and Fidel Escobar and forward Cecilio Waterman.
Godoy suffered a grade 2 injury to the left rectus femoris during the friendly match Paraguay The last Sunday.
Panama’s soccer team left this Wednesday for the USA to begin his journey in continental competition and on Thursday will hold his first training session in the United States.
Panama is part of group C, along with United States, Bolivia and Uruguay and will debut this Sunday, June 23 against Uruguay at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
The Central American Red arrives at the Copa América with the challenge of surpassing the performance of its first experience eight years ago, also in the United States, where didn’t make it past the group stage after achieving only one victory against Bolivia.
Source: La Verdad
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