Why Gyan did not hand over the captain's armband to Ayew during Ethiopia tie

Published on: 11 June 2017

In what was likely a first in international football, Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan wore a customised captain's arm armband for Ghana's 5-0 win over Ethiopia in the 2019 Group F qualifier.

The armband Gyan wore for the game was in the red, gold and green colours of Ghana but had an image of his portrait on it.

The controversy over his failure to hand over the captain's armband came about in the second-half when Gyan was substituted by coach Kwasi Appiah with Abdul Majeed Waris taking his place on the Baba Yara Stadium pitch.

Many viewers of the match commented on social media that Gyan walked off the pitch without handing over the captain's armband to deputy skipper Andre Ayew - adding fuel to a perceived rift between the duo over who leads the team.

It is unclear whether Ayew was presented with another armband for the remainder of the game.

See more photographs of Gyan's customised armband courtesy Images Image below;

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