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Richard Kingson has been dropped because he is clubless<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic says Richard Kingson\u2019s omission from the Black Stars squad for next year\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations is due to his inactiveness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The veteran goalkeeper has been out of club football for almost a year and has eventually lost his number one position to Adam Kwarasey.<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old Serb claims the former Blackpool net minder lacks the requisite match fitness to play at the finals.<\/p>\n

Kingson recent blunders are thought to have denied him a place in the squad after five years of superlative displays for the four-time African champions.<\/p>\n

He allowed in a cheap goal at the Baba Yara Stadium in the 2012 qualifiers against Congo in June this year and was blamed for conceding a late goal in a 2-1 defeat to South Korea.<\/p>\n

But Stevanovic has come clean on why he overlooked an experienced player behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cRichard Kingson has been out for a long time from a competition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been out for a long time and I cannot call a player who is out of a contract with club and maybe might not be training.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a clear idea of his activeness and that is why I didn\u2019t call him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kingson has played in four Africa Cup of Nations finals and was captain of the side which finished second at the last edition in Angola two years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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