After announcing his retirement from professional football, Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan has received celebratory messages from both former and current Black Stars players.
In an emotional press statement shared online, the former captain of the Black Stars concluded his successful football journey.
Ghanaians, along with fellow players, have expressed their admiration for Asamoah Gyan’s accomplished career.
Crystal Palace midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp in the comment section of Gyan’s post on Instagram dubbed the former Sunderland man as ‘Real Legend’.
Former Black Stars goalkeeper, Fatawu Dauda also commented “Legendary” under Gyan’s Instagram.
Former Black Stars player Anthony Baffoe via a post on Twitter hailed Gyan for his career and personality.
“What a career what a player what a personality in and off the pitch -you deserve all the respect Capitan…there is only 1 Asamoah Gyan…thank you thank you thank you.”
Meanwhile, Cremonese forward Felix Afena Gyan described the Black Stars’ all-time top scorer as his idol.
“My inspiration. My Idol. Thank you for making us dream Asamoah Gyan,” Felix Afena-Gyan shared in a post on Twitter.
Former Black Stars striker, David Accam reacting to Gyan’s post on Twitter wrote: Congrats on a great career. It was nice to share the pitch with you.
Asamoah Gyan enjoyed a fruitful career that started at Liberty Professional in 2003 and ended at Legon Cities in 2021 when he last played active football.
He played for 11 different clubs, including 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.
Gyan is Ghana’s all-time leading scorer with 51 goals in 109 games during his international career.
He is one of Africa’s revered strikers, holding the record as Africa’s top scorer at the World Cup with 6 goals.
He scored Ghana’s first-ever goal at the World Cup in 2006 and scored the precious goal that sent the country to the quarter-final in 2010, becoming the third African nation to achieve the feat until Morocco bettered the record in the 2022 World Cup.
He played at seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, including two finals. Unfortunately, he lost both. He is Ghana’s second-top scorer at the AFCON with 8 goals.