Yves Bissouma: Tottenham Star Deletes All Mali Related Posts After Being Dropped for Friendlies

• Yves Bissouma has been dropped for Mali's friendlies
• The Eagles will face Mauritania and Nigeria in March
• Eric Chelle has explained why he dropped the Spurs star

Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder, Yves Bissouma, has deleted all Mali-related posts on his social media pages following his exclusion from the team for March's friendlies.

The Eagles will face Mauritania and Nigeria during the international break without the ex-Brighton midfielder.

The decision to leave the player out seems to have not gone down well with the midfielder, who has also unfollowed all of Mali's Football Federation handles.

According to coach Eric Chelle, other players fit perfectly in his system than the Spurs player but has not ruled out future invites for Bissouma.

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“Like many players, he deserves to be selected, it's just a choice. In my diamond, there are players right now who are slightly safer. That doesn’t mean he won’t be called again," he said, as quoted by 13 Football.

There is no trace of a single photo of Bossouma in a Mali jersey on his Instagram.

Bissouma, who started the first game at the Africa Cup of Nations against South Africa, saw his time reduced after being dropped to the bench. He was a second-half substitute as Mali lost to eventual winners Ivory Coast in the quarter-final.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma entertained his Tottenham Hotspurs teammates following his return from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Bissouma featured for Tottenham after coming on in the second half as the London club came from a goal down to beat Brighton in the Premier League in February.

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It was his first game since rejoining his teammates after Mali's quarter-final exit at the Nations Cup in Ivory Coast.

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Sports Brief also reported that Finidi George stated the importance of the games against Ghana and Mali for the Super Eagles as he gets set to take temporary charge of the national team.

Nigeria will take on the Black Stars on Friday, March 22, before squaring up against the Eagles four days later in the two friendly games which will be held in Marrakech, Morocco.