Former Ghana coach James Kwesi Appiah has revealed the main reason why he took the Black Stars captaincy from Asamoah Gyan in 2019 and gave it to Andre Ayew.
The current head coach of the Sudanese national team stated that Gyan's strengths dwindled which was obvious he was not going to be a starter at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
“I knew that his performance cannot go to the level I wanted because modern football is not about name and his strength was not that high compared to years back," Coach Kwesi Appiah told Sienu TV.
“In actual fact that was the main reason. Looking at the games he had played and personally, I don’t believe I will be the captain and I will be on the bench. The captain should be on the pitch to control things
“The reason why I took Gyan to the competition was because Gyan had helped the nation for a period of time and I said if you are not injured no matter what I will take you to the tournament and I want you to finish on that note,” he concluded.
By: Pascal Amoah
