Sports News of Tuesday, 11 February 2020

Source: goal.com

I was rejected by a number of clubs - Majeed Waris

Waris has scored two goals for Strasbourg Waris has scored two goals for Strasbourg

Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris is excited to be settling in at new club Strasbourg following a January move from Portuguese giants Porto.

The 28-year-old registered his second goal for Le Racing on Sunday as they handed Stade de Reims a 3-0 away defeat at Stade de la Meinau.

His recent loan move ended a frustrating time at Porto where he was frozen out by coach Sergio Conceicao.

"I am happy that I got my first goal at home. The atmosphere was good and I want to score a lot of goals for this club but I do not want to only score. I want to win matches here too," Waris said, as reported by Citisportsonline.

"We have a good team here and we can climb even higher on the table. I believe we will work harder and win a lot more games.

"For me, it is not only about the goals. I care more about the team’s victories but then scoring is important.

"Before I came here, there were a number of teams who looked at me but refused to sign me because they felt that I had not played football for six months.

"But I work hard all the time. Not playing was never an excuse for me not to train and now that I am here, everyone can see that, it is the same Waris they have always known.”

Waris will be hoping to convince new Ghana coach CK Akonnor for a return to national duty after being snubbed for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

The Black Stars return to action in March when they take on Sudan in a 2021 Afcon qualifying double-header.