Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has responded to critics of his call-ups into the senior national team, insisting he owes no one an explanation.
Appiah, who is in his second spell as Black Stars coach, received a lot of backlash from the public after his decision to leave out some key players for the last game backfired spectacularly.
The 58-year-old did not invite skipper Asamoah Gyan, Andre Ayew and his younger brother Jordan for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya in Nairobi.
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The Black Stars went on to lose the game 1-0, and many pointed fingers at the absence of the players as the cause of the defeat. But Appiah disagrees and believes every player he calls deserves a place in his team.
“There are so many players on my data, so much so that I can sit here and call about five different teams. And that is excluding the local based players.
“There are so many players, so if I’m going to explain why a player is not playing every time we have a match, how can I explain that?
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“I believe that if I should even explain, then it should be to fellow technical people who will understand.”
