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Afcon 2019: Appiah's quality questioned by ex-GFA boss after Ghana's fiasco

Former Ghana Football Association president Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has blamed coach James Appiah for the Black Stars' disappointing performance at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt, citing the dramatic captaincy change a month before the tournament as proof of the coach's lack of self-confidence.

In the hunt for their fifth continental title, the west Africans suffered a shocking exit from the competition in the Round of 16 following a penalty shootout defeat to Tunisia.

It was the first time Ghana had failed to make the quarter-final of the tournament since 2006.