Former captain for Ghana Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan has provided clarification regarding events that transpired at the team’s camp during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Asamoah Gyan refuted claims suggesting that his teammate, Sulley Ali Muntari, had slapped a member of the Black Stars Management Committee, Moses Armah Parker, during the tournament.
Allegations had surfaced that a dispute over appearance fees for officials and players led to a physical altercation between the two, with Muntari opposing payments to officials.
Speaking on Onua TV’s Onua Maakye show on Monday, April 15, Asamoah Gyan, denied the reports of Muntari’s involvement in any such incident.
“Sulley [Muntari] never slapped anybody, I was there, I just don’t want to go into details but all I will say is that he never slapped anybody.” he added.
However, Muntari faced consequences for his behavior, as he was dismissed from the team’s camp for disciplinary reasons and subsequently excluded from the senior national men’s soccer team.
He remained absent from the team until his retirement from international football.
Since then, both Mr Muntari and Mr Parker have reconciled, as evidenced by a picture of them together at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.