Appiah: "I really want to help my country win the trophy"

voldemort · 12-24-2007, 12:51 PM

Fenerbahce's Stephen Appiah is still suffering from minor injury worries that are hampering his preparations for the African Cup of Nations.

The Ghanaian ace, however, is determined to make it in time for the tournament, based in his home country.

"I want my fellow countrymen and women to know I will do all it takes to be available for Ghana when the African Cup of Nations starts," he told BBC Sport.

"I really want to help my country win the trophy on 10th February."

He's been given a boost following a Ghanaian FA announcement that the Black Stars will wait until the very last minute before judging his condition.

"We don't want to put a timeline to questions regarding Stephen Appiah's fitness," remarked FA vice-president Fred Pappoe.

"He doesn't deserve that kind of additional psychological stress.

"The deadline we have is the Caf deadline, where we have to send the names of our players by the 10th of January.

"Effectively we are prepared to wait as long as we can to make sure our captain gets properly cleared as a player who is fit to take part.

"We are not thinking about going in to the Nations Cup with Stephen absent."

Appiah, who turned 27 today, formerly represented Juventus, Brescia, Parma, Udinese, and Accra Hearts of Oak. He has over 50 caps for his country.

source:goal.com

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voldemort Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9,158	Appiah: "I really want to help my country win the trophy" Fenerbahce's Stephen Appiah is still suffering from minor injury worries that are hampering his preparations for the African Cup of Nations. The Ghanaian ace, however, is determined to make it in time for the tournament, based in his home country. "I want my fellow countrymen and women to know I will do all it takes to be available for Ghana when the African Cup of Nations starts," he told BBC Sport. "I really want to help my country win the trophy on 10th February." He's been given a boost following a Ghanaian FA announcement that the Black Stars will wait until the very last minute before judging his condition. "We don't want to put a timeline to questions regarding Stephen Appiah's fitness," remarked FA vice-president Fred Pappoe. "He doesn't deserve that kind of additional psychological stress. "The deadline we have is the Caf deadline, where we have to send the names of our players by the 10th of January. "Effectively we are prepared to wait as long as we can to make sure our captain gets properly cleared as a player who is fit to take part. "We are not thinking about going in to the Nations Cup with Stephen absent." Appiah, who turned 27 today, formerly represented Juventus, Brescia, Parma, Udinese, and Accra Hearts of Oak. He has over 50 caps for his country. source:goal.com