According to some Instagram posts too, Appiah is a loving and caring father who cherishes his daughter to the core.

Inspirational on the football pitch. A good trainer off the football pitch. But more importantly, an amazing father who would protect his daughter at all length with a GUN, a SHOVEL and an ALIBI. You get the joke, right?

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Here are photos of Stephen Appiah and his daughter that will make you jealous and happy at equal measure.

Yes, I do have a beautiful daughter. I also have a GUN, a SHOVEL and an ALIBI.

No one in this world can love a girl more than her dad

Every girl may not be a queen to her husband, but she's always a princess to her father

Video of father and daughter working out.