Samuel Osei Kuffour, a former Ghana defender has applauded Stephen Appiah for his leadership qualities during his time as Black Stars captain.
Appiah, Juventus and Fernebache legend is one of the best leaders to have ever captained the Black Stars.
Kuffour, a former King Faisal and Bayern Munich legend in an interview with Joy Sports shared his experience of playing with Stephen Appiah, especially at the 2006 World Cup.
Despite being a senior member of the team, Kuffour said he was never disappointed playing without the armband although he deserved it because of his status as a senior player.
According to Kuffour, although he was not the captain, the players showed him maximum respect, adding that Stephen Appiah never took any decision without consulting him.
“Stephen [Appiah] was the captain. When we qualified to the World Cup in 2006, he never did anything behind me. He showed me respect because I was there before him and honestly, I never thought of being a captain because it is just a band,” he said.
“You show your leadership on the field of play. Let me give you a scenario here, during the 2014 World Cup, Messi was the captain for Argentina but you could see inspiration came from Mascherano.
“Stephen was a leader, I loved the way he conducted himself in terms of leadership..”
Kuffour, a Champions League winner with Bayern, made over 50 appearances for Ghana and scored three goals.
source https://footballghana.com/stephen-appiahs-leadership-style-hailed-by-sammy-kuffour
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