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Aubameyang stripped of Arsenal captaincy

By Vincent Ashitey
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is no longer the captain of English side Arsenal and will not be considered for selection for Wednesday's match against West Ham United, the club have confirmed.

This comes after his latest disciplinary breach last week ahead of the Southampton match.

"Following his latest disciplinary breach last week, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will no longer be our club captain, and will not be considered for selection for Wednesday's match against West Ham United," a club statement said.

"We expect all our players, particularly our captain, to work to the rules and standards we have all set and agreed."

"We are fully focused on tomorrow’s match."

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was left out of Arsenal's squad for Saturday's 3-0 win over Southampton due to what Mikel Arteta described as a "disciplinarily breach".

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Asked why Aubameyang - who did not train with the Arsenal squad on Friday - was omitted, Arteta said: "I think we have been very consistent that we have certain non-negotiables in the team that we have set ourselves as a club, and he's not involved today."

It is not the first time Aubameyang has fallen foul of Arteta's "non-negotiables" - he was also dropped from the north London derby in March after reporting late for a team meeting - and he is not the first Arsenal captain to have courted controversy or fallen out of favour.