Asamoah Gyan has now revealed the alleged heated exchange he had with former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah prior to and after his penalty miss against Uruguay in the 2010 World Cup.
When a goal bound ball was scooped away in the net by Luiz Suarez with his two hands during the quarter final match between Ghana and Uruguay, Ghana was on the verge of being the first African country to advance to the last four of a World Cup.
The Black Stars were awarded a penalty kick, but Asamoah Gyan’s effort from 12 yards hit the crossbar agonizingly. Ghana eventually lost in a shootout to the South Americans.
Some individuals claimed that Stephen Appiah wanted to take the penalty but Gyan wouldn’t let him.
Gyan narrated
“At the time he was motivating me and that was after the penalty. I was very worried going into the post-match penalty shootout but he came and told me that he knows what I can do. I was the best penalty taker and it was a mistake.
“He was telling me not to think that I won’t play but that caption (that picture) came with a lot of opinions. In Ghana, they like spreading negative and everyone has something to say when anything happens.
They were saying he warned me not to play and they even said Appiah stated have you seen what you’ve done” after the penalty.
“In that year, they used to appoint a penalty taker before every game and I was the first penalty taker.
“He was going to take the ball for me and he was not going to play. That was what happened.
“I always say when anything happens everyone has something to say and I don’t dispute that so I have to just take it.” he said
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