Sports Administrator Wants Stephen Appiah To Return To Black Stars

TT Brothers wants Stephen Appiah to return to the Black Stars

Sports administrator and member of the Board of Directors of the National Sports Council, Mr. Isaac Tetteh has called for the reinstatement of Ghana midfielder and former captain, Stephen “Tornado” Appiah, to the Black Stars fold.

He asserted that the charisma exuded by Appiah during his stint with the Stars and his positive influence on his colleagues, were unrivalled in their history, necessitating the need to reinstate him to the team.

Mr Tetteh noted that the bizarre circumstances which led to Appiah’s announced retirement from the national team at a rather active age was a show of ingratitude by Ghanaian soccer fans to the player, who captained the Stars to their first ever World Cup finals in Germany.

He said Appiah went through a lot of challenges and misfortunes in his playing career in Italy where he plied his club football, but added that the star midfielder was back again and in full flight to warrant some soccer fans, including himself, calling for his invitation back into the team.

Mr Tetteh who spoke to the Graphic Sports yesterday believed that the performance of Appiah in the recent Michael Essien AU Charity encounter was so convincing that he felt Appiah had more to offer the country and must be recalled from self-imposed retirement.

According to Isaac Tetteh, Appiah would still contribute immensely to the current Stars team in view of his motivational and influential roles as exhibited among the players in the past.

Mr Tetteh, however, acknowledged Appiah’s apparent limitations in terms of pace at the moment, but believed that could be made up for by the ‘Tornado’ in the accurate and goal-dreaded passes that he was noted for.

On whether Stephen Appiah would be given a call-up for the second time by Coach Goran Stevanovic and welcomed by his peers, the sports administrator affirmed his belief that the ex-captain would definitely be accepted back into the Stars fold with open arms if only Plavi would oblige him.