Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Rahim Ayew believes Kwesi Appiah was right to appoint his brother Ander Ayew as Black Stars captain.
Ayew was named the senior national team skipper prior to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt after Asamoah Gyan was elevated to the position of a ‘General captain’ after seven years of leading the team.
This led to Gyan quitting the Black Stars, however, he rescinded his decision after a call from the presidency.
Speaking to Angel TV, Rahim Ayew claims that advised his brother to captain the team when the need arises and when he felt it’s the right time to lead the national team.
"We talked about it as brothers but even before then, I had been advising him to captain the team when the need arises and when he feels it’s the right time to lead the national team," he said.
"It was clear from 2018 that my brother [Andre Ayew] was going to be the captain because he was captaining the team when Asamoah Gyan was injured. In the qualifiers [2019 AFCON], he captained the team because Gyan was injured at that time. So, if the coach [Kwasi Appiah] made him the captain, there was nothing wrong with it."