Former Ghana Blackstars captain Asamoah Gyan in tears as he announced his retirement from professional football.
Despite Gyan being out of action for several years, he has always insisted he is a professional footballer.
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Gyan tearfully announced his retirement in the presence of Ivory Coast football legend Didier Drogba.
Drogba hugged him and tried to comsole the emotional Ghanaian star also known as Baby Jet.
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…I want to take this great opportunity, a stage that is difficult in every footballer’s career, a moment all footballers do not wish, but when nature dawns, that thin voice will keep echoing into the ears…IT IS TIME…that voice has been clear in my ears, and I have succumbed to it, IT IS TIME. IT IS TIME TO HANG THE JERSEY AND BOOTS IN GLORY as I retire officially from active football,” part of his statement reads.
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— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) June 20, 2023
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Asamoah Gyan had a successful career, starting with the Liberty Professionals in 2003 and ending with Legon Cities in 2021, where he last played an active football.
He played for Liberty, Udinese, Modena F.C., Stade Rennais, Sunderland, Al Ain FC, Shanghai Port F.C., Shabab Al Ahli Club, Kayserispor, NorthEast United FC, and Legon Cities, among others.
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He is regarded as one of Africa’s most illustrious attackers, scoring six goals in the World Cup. He scored Ghana’s first World Cup goal in 2006 and scored the decisive goal in 2010 to send Ghana to the quarter-finals.
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He became the third African to achieve the record until Morocco broke it at the 2022 World Cup.
He has made seven appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, two of which have reached the finals. Unfortunately he lost both. He is the second-highest scorer for Ghana at AFCON with eight goals.
Read his full statement below:
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