Stephen Appiah Expalin Why He Failed To Attend Kenya's Sports Personality Of The Year Awards

Former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah has revealed why he failed to attend Kenya's premium sports awards 'SOYA' as a chief guest after he was offered a derisory US$ 2,000 as an appearance fee.

It was reported that the former Juventus midfield dynamo changed positions two days to the gala - demanding double the initial agreed fee of US$ 3,000.

''Trust me it's not about money, but some of us have kept in shape and branded ourselves so people must sacrifice also because there's a reason why Appiah is called for an event and not other ex-footballers,'' he told Soka25east.

''It doesn't look good for my image to attend an event for US$ 2,000 dollars.

''I'm not the guy who talks too much about money so I told the guy that I would prefer to go to the event for free. I have done many events that I didn't even take anything.''

SOYA organizers have since settled on former Kenyan international Mike Okoth as Appiah's replacement.