By El-Amisty Nobo| Follow Amisty on twitter @ElAmistyNobo
Former Black Stars skipper [Stephen Appiah] has recalled on the events that took place when he was first handed the captain’s armband ahead of senior players in the team.
Known as a great leader, Stephen Appiah captained the Black Stars from 2002-2010 and represented Ghana at two FIFA World Cup tournaments [2006 and 2010], but recounting on how the experience was like on day one of his reign, Appiah revealed on Joy FM yesterday that it took the intervention of Richard Kingson for him to accept the role.
“When I was offered the captaincy, I said no I think Richard Kingson was the more experience in the team at the time so I said he should lead the team.
“But Kingson tapped me and told me to accept the role and that he and the other senior players would support me.”
The former Juventus midfielder reiterated that he even went a step further to consult other senior players who had captain the Black Stars to seek the blessings before accepting the challenge:
“I called Abedi Pele and informed him. He offered me advice and told me I was a born leader so I shouldn’t be afraid.
“I also called Osei Kuffour, Akonnor and others to seek their blessings.”
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