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  • Asamoah Gyan was forced to drop Black Stars captaincy to Dede Ayew – Laryea Kingston

    Asamoah Gyan was forced to drop Black Stars captaincy to Dede Ayew – Laryea Kingston

    Laryea Kingston, a former Ghana international player, asserted that Asamoah Gyan is still upset about how Andre Ayew won the Black Stars captaincy over him.

    He claimed that Ayew “got the captaincy by force,” which is why Gyan was upset about the way things turned out.

    After almost five years as captain of Ghana, Gyan had his armband removed a few weeks prior to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

    The veteran striker was named general captain by national team coach James Kwesi Appiah, who also selected Ayew as his new captain.

    Gyan announced his retirement from the national team after being unimpressed with the decision, but he later changed his mind following President Akufo-Addo’s intervention.

    Gyan’s loss of the Black Stars captaincy serves as one example of how Laryea feels the national team’s management treats legends poorly.

    “Look at someone like Asamoah Gyan, Dede Ayew got the captaincy by force so if you are speaking to Asamoah now he is not happy,” he told Graphic Sport.

    “I never supported the Black Stars because of what they did to me for so many years, but recently I sat down and said, ‘Let me focus.’”

    However, Kwesi Appiah, the former coach of Ghana, thinks that removing Gyan from the Black Stars captaincy was the right move.

    Speaking on Prime Take on Joy News in 2023, Kwesi Appiah said he has a lot of respect for Gyan and made sure he informed the striker of the decision in a respectful manner.

    “I respect him a lot. That’s the reason why I called him to let him know the decision I was going to take and make him the general captain,” he said.

  • AFCON 2023: Stonebwoy makes predictions about the Black Stars

    AFCON 2023: Stonebwoy makes predictions about the Black Stars

    African Cup of Nations (AFCON) champion in 2023, Stonebwoy, an award-winning reggae and dancehall artist, has issued a challenge to Ghana’s Black Stars.

    Before the team left on Wednesday, he said these things at the farewell dinner that President Akufo-Addo had arranged in Kumasi.

    The hitmaker of “Overlord” vowed to help the team and encouraged them to play well in hopes of winning the African Cup.

    “We wholeheartedly support them in every way. Yes, it will surprise everyone in the world and throughout Africa, but I have a lot of faith in my brothers and the technical team, so they should go out there and do us good and possibly win the African Cup for us in this tournament,” he remarked.

    “Dede Ayew, who we met in Qatar, is a brother.” He continued, “God knows how happy I am to be here with the players, the President, and everyone else.

    On Sunday, January 14, 2024, Ghana, who is in Group B, will play Cape Verde in the first game of the group stage.

    The Black Stars arrived in Ivory Coast on Wednesday afternoon, where they held their first practice before playing their first game at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on January 14, 2024. Four days later, they will play Egypt at the same stadium, and on January 22, 2024, they will play Mozambique at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium.