Mohammed Gargo feigned injury for me to make my debut- Stephen Appiah

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Former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah revealed that former Ghana international Mohammed Gargo had to fake an injury to help him make a debut for Italian side Udinese.

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In 1997, Appiah moved from local giants Hearts of Oak to join Udinese. He revealed the incident leading to his debut for the club including the injury to Mohammed Gargo.

"When I was included in the Udinese senior team for the first time. I was on the bench for a friendly and with 15 minutes to go, Mohammed Gargo feigned an injury so I could come on," he told Nathaniel Attoh on the Joy Sports Link on Saturday.

He scored a magnificent goal in that game and gained recognition for it.

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"After I came on, I scored from 25 meters with 5 minutes remaining."

The 39 year old was at Udinese for three seasons. He also had spells with Parma, Brescia and Juventus among others in a glittering career.