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Wits release Egyptian striker Amr Gamal

Gamal joined the Absa Premiership Champions on loan from Al Ahly at the beginning of the season.

The striker, however, fell out of favour with the coach Gavin Hunt and he asked to leave the club.

Gamal is expected to join Finnish giants HJK Helsinki.

“Gamal is gone to Finland. It didn’t work out, it is football,” Hunt told the media. “Yeah, it’s disappointing because I really thought he will do well for us and it didn’t work out because of various football reasons.”

“The mentality was okay, I just felt that there are certain things that the game requires in different countries and obviously it’s unfortunate that he got on the end and missed a lot of chances, but that happens in football,” he added.

“He was a good player; I thought he would settle in much quicker and it didn’t happen. But you can see anywhere, foreign players do take time to settle,” he concluded.