What’s #Trending: Stephen Appiah ends his football career today

Entertainment of Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Source: GhanaWeb

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Former Black Stars captain Stephen ‘Tornado’ Appiah has officially announced his retirement from active football at age 34.

Appiah started his professional football career with local club Accra Hearts of Oak before moving abroad.

The former Juventus star led Ghana to its first World Cup appearance in 2006 and also played a key role at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa where Ghana finished in the Quarter Finals.

Appiah will be mostly remembered for his dedication and commitment on the pitch.

Stephen Appiah has topped the trends on twitter as most tweets from Ghana make mention of him. Check out some selected tweets about his retirement below: