Asamoah Gyan Reacts To KP Boateng’s Allegation Of Being Sacked From Black Stars
Former Captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan has reacted to the KP Boateng’s allegation of being sacked from the Black Stars in 2014.
In a tweet sighted by Ghanaeducation.org, Asamoah Gyan revealed that indeed, Kevin Prince Boateng was sacked from the Black Stars by the then manager, Coach Akwasi Appiah.
According to Asamoah Gyan, the coach felt that KP Boateng had disrespected him several times. He added that the coach got really angry on one particular day after Kevin Prince Boateng disrespected him. This led to the sacking of the footballer from the team in 2014.
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“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 times. But on that day , coach couldn’t take it anymore and reacted. That was the first time I saw Kwesi Appiah get angry and reacted. So Kevin’ case was the coach’s call. That’s the truth as the captain of the team” he posted
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
This comes after Kevin-Prince Boateng says he was expelled from the Black Stars team in 2014 for standing up for his teammates.
The midfielder was sacked from camp together with Sulley Muntari after being involved in heated exchanges with the management committee the night before Ghana’s final group game of the World Cup against Portugal.
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According to him, he criticised the Ghana Football Association for treating them below what they deserved and asked them to ‘invest’ in the Association, something that didn’t go too well with the management of the Ghana FA.
“I got kicked out from the national team and Schalke in the same season,” he said.
Asked about why he was kicked out of Ghana’s team, the retired player answered, “We had a meeting and I criticised them and I said ‘they can’t treat us like that’ because we know how much they make and they should invest in the organisation [and] give the players the money they deserved