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Ghana’s President begs footballer not to retire from team

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Michael Nsiah Otchere
Michael Nsiah Otchere
Michael Nsiah Otchere is a Ghanaian Sports Journalist who has written for many news portals in Ghana and on the African Continent. He currently works for Starr FM as a broadcast sports journalist.

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo Addo has reportedly asked football star, Asamoah Gyan not to retire from the national team, the black stars.

The all-time leading scorer for Ghana’s black stars, announced his shocking retirement on Monday, barley a month to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

In a statement, the striker said he will not be available for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt.

His decision according to local media was due to the decision by the coach to replace him as captain during the AFCON.

But Ghana’s President on Tuesday held a meeting with the management committee of the Black Stars and the Ghana FA Normalization Committee.

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He also spoke to the player to urge him not to retire from the team and make himself available for selection.

The statement from the presidency said the president “informed him of the considerable national disquiet over his decision to retire from the Black Stars.

The President urged him, in the national interest, to rescind his decision to retire from the Black Stars, and make himself available for selection by Coach Kwasi Appiah.”

But the player is yet to respond to the call from the president not to retire from the team.

Gyan records

Gyan made his international debut at the age of 17. He scored on his senior International debut for Ghana against Somalia on 19 November 2003.

Since then, he has gone on to make 106 appearances for the Black Stars scoring a total of 51 goals

As the all-time leading goal-scorer of the Ghana national team, he represented Ghana at 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup competitions.

With 6 goals, he is the top African goalscorer in the history of the World Cup.

Gyan has also represented Ghana at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He played in seven Africa Cup of Nations in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017. He helped Ghana finish in third-place in 2008 and runner-up in 2010 and 2015.

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Source: Africafeeds.com

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