Former Ghana Captain Opens Up on Heartbreaking Moment Laryea Kingston Found Out He Will Miss 2010 World Cup

Stephen Appiah has disclosed how terribly dejected former Black Stars winger Laryea Kingston felt when the news was broken to him that he will miss the 2010 World Cup.

Having played a key role in Ghana's qualification to the tournament in South Africa, Kinston was painfully dropped from the final squad.

Appiah, who was captain of the team revealed that he had to console the former Hearts of Oak midfielder alongside the player's senior brother, Richard Kingson.

“In France 2010 when Laryea Kingston was dropped, it was very difficult because when we talk about the World Cup, Laryea Kingston was one of the players who made it possible for Ghana. In 2006 he couldn’t get a chance to go to Germany,” Appiah told JoyNews as quoted by Pulse.

“In 2010 we camped in France and he was dropped, it was bad to see Laryea Kingston that evening. It was difficult because you don’t know what was going through his head that night because he did everything possible for the team to qualify.

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“I went to his room with Richard Kingson his brother and it was terrible. I went to sleep thinking of Laryea Kingston, it was bad, very bad.”

Kingston also missed the 2006 World Cup in Germany due to a suspension from the Africa Cup of Nation.