Stephen Appiah Dismisses Long-Standing Claims Over Gyan Penalty Incident
๐ Ghana โข by Blitano โข Jun 08, 2026
๐ซกโญ๏ธ๐ฅฐ๐ฌ๐ญ "I talk with my hands a lot. Thatโs just how I communicate.
When Gyan missed the penalty and we went to the shootout, he came up to me and asked, 'Stephen, can you take the first penalty?'
I told him, 'No, I wonโt take it. Stay confident. I know youโll score, so go and take it.'
But after that, people twisted it and said I was warning him.
At that point, with all that pressure, he was really low. That wasnโt the time for me to warn him.
I would never do that."
Stephen Appiah speaking on that famous moment with Asamoah Gyan after Ghanaโs 2010 World Cup quarterfinal against Uruguay.
When Gyan missed the penalty and we went to the shootout, he came up to me and asked, 'Stephen, can you take the first penalty?'
I told him, 'No, I wonโt take it. Stay confident. I know youโll score, so go and take it.'
But after that, people twisted it and said I was warning him.
At that point, with all that pressure, he was really low. That wasnโt the time for me to warn him.
I would never do that."
Stephen Appiah speaking on that famous moment with Asamoah Gyan after Ghanaโs 2010 World Cup quarterfinal against Uruguay.
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