Ex-Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan has opened up on the reason behind the sacking of Kevin-Prince Boateng from the team's camp during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Gyan has reacted to Boateng's recent interview with Vibe With Five where he detailed how he and Sulley Muntari were expelled from the team when they stood in solidarity with their teammates, who he believed were not being treated fairly.
However, to Boateng’s disappointment, he claimed that his teammates at the time did not provide support as he received notice to leave the camp on the eve of a crucial match against Portugal.
Gyan who served as the team captain revealed in a tweet on X(formerly twitter) that he and the rest of the squad did their best to defend Boateng but his last incident which led to his sack was way out of the boundary as it even went to the point of infuriating then-coach Kwesi Appiah, who hardly expresses anger.
"Kevin’s case happened at the training grounds between him and the coach in front of everybody. So that was the coach’s decision cos coach felt Kevin disrespected him several times with his choice of words. One thing Kevin didn’t know is we defended him behind the scenes several times. But on that day, the coach couldn’t take it anymore and reacted. That was the first time I saw Kwesi Appiah get angry and react. So Kevin’s case was the coach’s call. That’s the truth as the captain of the team," Gyan wrote on Twitter.
Kevin’s case happened at the training grounds between him and the coach in front of everybody. So that was the coach’s decision cos coach felt Kevin disrespected him several times with his chose of words. One thing Kevin didn’t know is we defended him behind the scenes several…
— ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) October 6, 2023
The Ghana Football Association expelled Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Ali Muntari from the Black Stars camp ahead of their final group game against Portugal for gross misconduct.
