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Adelaide coach Veart slams Irankunda Olyroos theories

Nestory Irankunda was still the talk of the A-League Men in his last home match at Adelaide. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Adelaide United coach Carl Veart has added more fuel to the controversy surrounding Nestory Irankunda's omission from Australia's U23 Asian Cup squad, insisting the teenage sensation had never spoken with anyone from Football Australia.

Irankunda, 18, was not selected by Olyroos coach Tony Vidmar for the Asian Cup in Qatar, which doubles as Olympic qualifiers.

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