Antoine Semenyo finally met his idol Asamoah Gyan after scoring the winner in the game between Ghana and Angola in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The Bournemouth forward came on in the second-half to smash home the winner late in injury time as the Black Stars collected all three points.
After the game, Semenyo was spotted with Gyan, who was visibly giving the forward instructions on his positioning.
In a video shared on social media, Gyan, who has seen it all at the senior national team, looked like handing over his scoring prowess to Semenyo.
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The victory keeps Ghana top of Group E, and three points clear off second place Angola and the Central African Republic.
The Black Stars will seal qualification if they beat the Palancas Negras in Angola on Monday.
How Semenyo reacted to his winner
The Bournemouth forward expressed delight after netting a late winner for the Black Stars against Angola.
“There was no pressure. I need to make sure I’m effective for the team. I always wanna help the team and be effective. I am happy today and we have to go again in the next few days,” he said after the game, as quoted by GHANASoccernet. “I’m really happy for the goal. I needed it, and the team needed it.”
Asamoah Gyan meets Ghana U23 team
As reported earlier Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan paid a visit to the Ghana U23 team ahead of their CAF U23 Cup of Nations qualifiers against Algeria.
The Black Meteors are preparing for the double-header against Algeria in the final round of qualifiers for the tournament to be hosted in Morocco.
Ghana will travel to Algiers for the first leg on March 24, before hosting the North Africans in Kumasi four days later.
Fans hail Thomas Partey Thomas Partey seems to have finally won the hearts of Ghanaian football fans after a strong display in the game against Angola.
The Arsenal midfielder captained the Black Stars to a hard-fought victory over the Palancas Negras in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kumasi on Thursday. Second-half substitute, Antoine Semenyo scored late in injury time to hand Ghana all three points.