Former Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah has explained his decision to stripe Asamoah Gyan of Black Stars captaincy.
Before the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, Appiah was stripped of Gyan’s captaincy, with Andre Ayew getting hold.
Gyan was chosen as the team’s general captain, although the former Sunderland striker did not approve of the choice. This pushed the captain to retire but the striker reversed his decision after a presidential intervention.
“I see captaincy as when you are on the pitch you represent the coach and take command of all the players. The decision that I took, I sat and thought about it and at that time nobody loved Asamoah Gyan more than me [sic],”
“During my tenure, he helped me along the way he was the one striking. When we were going to the Cup of Nations Cup in South Africa, John Mensah was the captain.
“That time, John wasn’t in Ghana so I called him and told him, I have moved you to the General Captain [and] I am giving the captaincy to Asamoah Gyan. I took that decision when I took the decision then I informed the authorities that this is the decision I have taken “ he told Dan Kweku Yeboah TV
