{"id":273400,"date":"2024-12-31T14:22:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T14:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/i-signed-for-sudan-because-of-the-war-i-believed-qualifying-for-afcon-could-end-it-kwasi-appiah\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T14:22:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T14:22:26","slug":"i-signed-for-sudan-because-of-the-war-i-believed-qualifying-for-afcon-could-end-it-kwasi-appiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/31\/i-signed-for-sudan-because-of-the-war-i-believed-qualifying-for-afcon-could-end-it-kwasi-appiah\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I signed for Sudan because of the war; I believed qualifying for AFCON could end it&#8217; &#8211; Kwasi Appiah"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sudan head Kwasi Appiah has revealed that one of the reasons that influenced his decision to accept the Sudan coaching job was to use football as a tool to end a 20-month war that has ravaged the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former Ghana coach has achieved what many deemed impossible by leading Sudan to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Appiah, the feat was more than just a professional milestone\u2014it was deeply personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cQualifying for the Afcon was one of the targets I set for myself before I signed the contract,\u201d he told BBC Sport Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnother reason I signed was for the people in Sudan, because of the war back home. 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