Decal around a sphere?

Hello,

I am having some issues with mapping a decal onto my model. I have a simple sphere as the surface i need to map my decal onto. The decal is a scale (attached) and needs to be wrapped around the sphere and connect as a ring around it. I am however unsure if this is possible within solidworks, as i have spent hours playing around with the decal in the appearance tab and all my results are distorted and not at all desirable. If anyone could suggest a possible method of completing this task i would be very grateful.

Thank you.

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