The legendary player refused to name the person who influenced the decision but insist the Black Stars coach was not his own man during the tournament in Egypt.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old iconic figure was stripped of Ghana captaincy before the tournament and handed to Swansea City star Andre Ayew which sparked a furious response from the attacker.<\/p>\n
He was subsequently restricted to the substitute bench and used\u00a0sparingly during the tournament in the North African country.<\/p>\n
The country’s leading top scorer failed to score at the tournament for the first time since 2008 due to lack of playing opportunities.<\/p>\n
And the former Sunderland hitman believes there were third parties that influenced the decision to play down his influence.<\/p>\n
“100% I believe Kwesi Appiah was influenced to make those decisions. There is no doubt about that,” Gyan told Asempa FM.<\/p>\n
“They are not politicians but someone influenced him to take the decision. In the end, the coach takes responsibility but I know someone influenced him because it was not his own decision.”<\/p>\n
Gyan was stripped of the captaincy few weeks to the start of the tournament in Egypt which sparked massive controversy in the West African nation.<\/p>\n
He rescinded his decision to retire from the international duty after a conversation with Ghana’s President Nana Akufo Addo.<\/p>\n
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