Former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah shed tears as has explained how his son Rodney Appiah had to quit school to pursue his football career.

Rodney Appiah who joined Accra Great Olympics in the second transfer window made his GPL debut with the Dade Boys in their game against Liberty Professionals.

Speaking on Tv3, as he recounted the experience Appiah said, although, it was a difficult decision, he had to support his son’s decision to quit school and take up football.

The former Juventus player disclosed at first, he wasn’t convinced but after speaking with his wife, they decided to support their son’s dream.

Appiah is however confident his son will do better than him, saying “it will be difficult for him to fail”, but has advised Rodney to have these qualities “determination, hard work, focus, discipline, and passion”.

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