{"id":55635,"date":"2023-04-07T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T11:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/07\/dede-ayew-chose-kwesi-appiah-ahead-of-hughton-songo-reveals-why-dede-ayew-was-dropped\/"},"modified":"2023-04-07T11:54:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T11:54:02","slug":"dede-ayew-chose-kwesi-appiah-ahead-of-hughton-songo-reveals-why-dede-ayew-was-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/07\/dede-ayew-chose-kwesi-appiah-ahead-of-hughton-songo-reveals-why-dede-ayew-was-dropped\/","title":{"rendered":"Dede Ayew chose Kwesi Appiah ahead of Hughton- Songo reveals why Dede Ayew was dropped \u00bb \u2122-"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andre Ayew, <\/strong>the captain of the Black Stars, was allegedly mistreated by Chris Hughton during the team\u2019s AFCON qualifying match against Angola, according to fiery sports commentator Countryman Songo. <\/p>\n<p>When it came time to choose a coach for the Black Stars, Songo, whose true name is Patrick Osei Agyemang, claimed that the Ghana Football Association asked Ayew for his opinion on the possible employment of Chris Hughton and Kwasi Appiah as the team\u2019s captain. <\/p>\n<p>According to Songo, the coach decided to sideline Ayew for the first leg of the March 23 doubleheader against Angola at the Baba Yara Stadium because of Ayew\u2019s opinion on Chris Hughton, which he reportedly shared with the president of the Ghana Football Association.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou enquired from the player if he believes Kwasi Appiah was the right man for the job and he offered that Kwasi Appiah is a local coach who with the right support will do a good job with the team. 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