Ghana midfielder Laryea Kingston suffered a new setback to his hopes of playing at the 2006 World Cup in Germany after his appeal against a four-match ban was rejected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Kingston, whose ban means that he will probably miss Ghana’s World Cup group matches against the Czech Republic, USA and Italy, began serving the four-match suspension during the Black Stars’ African Cup of Nations (ACN) match against Zimbabwe, in which they suffered a 2-1 defeat.

"I feel very bad about it because most people back home will say the problem is from me. If I had been in the team, things could have been different," Kingston told BBC Sport on Thursday.

Kingston voiced his sorrow after CAF rejected his appeal and said that the ban came between his dream to prove himself in Africa and the World as an established player.

"I'm very disappointed about the situation because my aim is to let people in Africa and the world know me. It's very unfortunate that I had problems in this tournament," Kingston said.

"This was the first time I was not playing with my colleagues and I felt I had let the team down," he added.

On the other hand, Senegal defender Habib Beye, who went with Kingston in an off-the-ball incident, also saw his appeal reject as both players failed to lodge withing the three hour time-limit fixed in CAF’s rules.