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Sakho starts club v country row after West Ham outing

Diafra Sakho of West Ham United celebrates scoring his team's third goal against Swansea City during their English Premier League soccer match at Upton Park in London, December 7, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (Reuters) - Senegal coach Alain Giresse has accused West Ham United striker Diafra Sakho of setting a dangerous precedent by playing in the FA Cup after pulling out of the African Nations Cup with a back injury.

"I'm very surprised to learn that he played (on Sunday)," Giresse told a news conference on Monday.

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