Tag Archives: captaincy

Why did you apologise to me if captaincy strip was the right decision? – Asamoah Gyan to Kwasi Appiah

Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has quizzed why former Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah apologized to him if the decision to strip him of the captaincy was right. On the eve of the African Cup of Nations in Egypt in 2019, the coach of the Black Stars Kwasi Appiah decided to strip Asamoah Gyan off the captain’s armband. …

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Asamoah Gyan addresses Black Stars captaincy confusion with Kwasi Appiah

Former Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan has explained his outrage at ex-Black Stars coach James Kwasi Appiah when the manager stripped him of the captaincy in 2019. Gyan, who had held the armband for 7 years- from 2013 to 2019, was made to hand it over to Dede as Kwasi Appiah restructured the team’s …

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Thomas Partey told to stay away from Black Stars captaincy

Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey has been cautioned to stay away as the deputy captain for the senior national team, the Black Stars. The 28-year-old is currently deputizing Andre Ayew, who is the captain of the side. But according to the Leader of the Prophetic Life Embassy, Prophet Telvin Sowah Adjei, says Partey risks …

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How Sammy Kuffour rejected Black Stars captaincy before dinner at President Kufour’s house in 2002

Ghana Premier League legend, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour has revealed the elements that led to him being appointed as the Black Stars captain ahead of the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations in Mali. According to the Accra Hearts of Oak legend, he discovered that he had been chosen as the Black Stars …

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Strip Dede Ayew off Black Stars captaincy – Twum Boafo

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kojo Twum Boafo, has subscribed to calls for Andrew Ayew to be stripped off the Black Stars captaincy armband. Boafo asserted that Ayew is at the tail end of his career and thus he should be left out of the Black Stars rebuilding process. He …

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Odartey Lamptey backs C.K Akonnor’s choice for Black Stars captaincy

Former Ghana international Nii Odartey Lamptey has commended coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor on his choice for leadership of the Black Stars. C.K Akonnor retained Andre Ayew as captain of the Black Stars, with Atletico Madrid star Thomas Partey and goalkeeper Richard Ofori appointed as his deputies. Public opinion has been divided especially …

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