{"id":395223,"date":"2017-06-12T09:31:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T09:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/12\/there-was-nothing-wrong-with-gyans-customised-captains-armband-kwasi-appiah-video\/"},"modified":"2017-06-12T09:31:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T09:31:17","slug":"there-was-nothing-wrong-with-gyans-customised-captains-armband-kwasi-appiah-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/12\/there-was-nothing-wrong-with-gyans-customised-captains-armband-kwasi-appiah-video\/","title":{"rendered":"There was nothing wrong with Gyan&#8217;s customised captain&#8217;s armband &#8211; Kwasi Appiah (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The coach of the Black Stars, Kwasi Appiah says there was nothing wrong with his skipper Asamoah Gyan wearing a personalised captain&#8217;s armband in their 5-0 win over Ethiopia on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Stars dominated the clash and posted a comfortable victory but Gyan&#8217;s controversial armband has dominated media reports as well as social media commentary in the aftermath of the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The debate has raged over Gyan&#8217;s decision to leave the pitch with the customised armband, leaving Dede Ayew to use a different one.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>However, Kwasi Appiah has come to the defence of his captain, hinting that it was the decision of the team for him to wear the customised armband.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What happened was, the captain armband had been customised with Gyan&#8217;s picture on it so we are all aware of it. 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