Ex-Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan has opened up on what led to the ejection of Kevin-Prince Boateng from Black Stars camp during the 2014 FIFA World in Brazil.
The former Sunderland striker has responded to an interview where Boateng claimed he and Sulley Ali Muntari were betrayed by the their teammates at the tournament when the decided against decisions from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on some decisions.
Gyan who served as the team captain revealed 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.
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.
"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
