Former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah reflects on a significant turning point in the history of Ghanaian football, as he highlights a time when the nation's beloved team, the Black Stars, faced an unprecedented challenge: a moment when nobody desired to don the national jersey.
The former Juventus midfielder stated that he has paid for flights for his teammates and given bonuses to some. Appiah added he has sacrificed a lot for the country stressing that he was not forced to do what he did.
“At a point, nobody wanted to come and play for the Black Stars; maybe people have forgotten. There was no social media, so there are many things have forgotten or don’t know about," he told JoySports’ Prime Take.
“I paid the flight of some [of my colleagues] and I was giving people bonuses. I mean I’m not running away from it and it’s not like somebody forced me to do that but at times that,"
“We had to do all these sacrifices for them to come and play because at a point no one wanted to play,”