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Kwasi Appiah should not have changed captains- Samuel Osei Kuffour

Former Black Stars player Osei Kuffour believes that Kwesi Appiah could have saved himself the trouble and let Asamoah Gyan remain main captain before the Africa Cup of Nations began in 2019.

During that year, there was a captaincy dispute between Gyan and Andre Ayew. In the end, Ayew was awarded the armband which sparked an early retirement from Gyan. The former Sunderland man came back from retirement to play but Ghana were unable to go all the way for the trophy.

In an interview with on the Joy Sports Link with Nathaniel Attoh, he stated that Kwesi Appiah made the wrong decision.

"It was a bit disturbing for the NC. I could see that some people are hit somewhere. You could see that Asamoah [Gyan] was really hurt about the whole situation."

"It goes all the way to the President [Akufo-Addo] so NC had become limited. NC had nothing more to say about it. That is why the President came in and spoke to the two players with the coach and the [sports] ministry. In my view, it was a little bit hectic. Why couldn’t we wait until after the tournament then we make the change the captaincy?"

"That period, Kwasi Appiah in my view should have probably had a second thought about the whole issue before making that decision [changing captains] and I think he [Asamoah Gyan] shouldn’t have said he wanted to retire. He should have calmed down. When you say those things, people may take it for granted."

"I would just leave it as it is [If I were Kwesi Appiah]. Asamoah Gyan is the captain. If he doesn’t play, Andre is the captain. Andre is like the second captain. He will wear the armband."

"That will seal the case. For bringing Andre in and Asamoah out with the atmosphere and all that. They can laugh but within their hearts, how well would [they collaborate]?”

Black Stars failed to win the AFCON trophy since 1982.

 



source https://footballghana.com/kwasi-appiah-should-not-have-changed-captains-samuel-osei-kuffour

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