Black Stars: Stripping off Asamoah Gyan's captaincy was a right decision - Kwesi Appiah

Former Ghana coach, James Kwasi Appiah has defended his decision to stripe off Asamoah Gyan's Black Stars captaincy.

Ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Egypt, Andre Ayew was named as the new captain for the side as Gyan was announced as the general skipper for the team.

The decision did not enthuse Gyan, who announced his retirement from the national team, but made a U-turn following President Akufo-Addo’s intervention.

Speaking on Prime Take on Joy News, 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.

“I thought he had captained the team for eight years and I felt he had done more than enough for Ghana. I told him to join me and let us handle the team.

“He didn’t agree but if you don’t do what is right, that is my belief, if you are not sincere to yourself and try to massage issues because this is my friend or this is my son, you’ll never get results or you’ll not be successful in what you want to do.

“For me, that tournament, that’s the more reason why I took him," he added.

Meanwhile, Gyan recently disclosed that Appiah apologised after stripping him of the Black Stars captaincy.