Asamoah Gyan Retires From Black Stars

[ajbabe]

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has retired from the Ghana Black Stars. The Al Ain star sent a letter to the Ghana Football Association late on Friday night informing them of his decision, which had the "full support of family and friends".

Gyan who has scored 28 goals in 59 games for Ghana cited the "intolerable" abuse he suffered after the Black Stars exit from the recent African Cup of Nations as part of his reasons.

The 26-year-old netted on his debut against Somalia nine years ago.Gyan became public enemy No. 1 after missing a crucial penalty in Ghana's 1-0 semi-final defeat to Zambia, with many Ghanaian football lovers accusing him for Ghana’s defeat in the competition.

The penalty he missed was similar to one that he missed at the 2010 World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay, where Ghana was knocked out.
Gyan has said that it was "an incredible honour" to represent his country having made his debut as a 17-year-old in 2003.

Sources at the Ghana Football Association have confirmed the receipt of the letter but did not say whether Asamoah Gyan would ever want to return to the Black Stars.


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[ajbabe]

ok finally ghanaians got what they wished for..baby jet has quit...am really not happy koraa..smh

[CuTiEbABy]

We all cant be happy, can we. He is not the first to quit and he wont be the last. Yes he is a player, a good one too () but just as the likes of Abedi, Yeboah, Odartey and the rest moved on from black stars and he came in, there will be others after Asamoah Gyan.

Asamoah Gyan isnt black stars, he is one of the players of the black stars.

[neoxiang]

He is too known aka conceited. That song he did with CaSTRO dey bore me like hell. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise for Ghana. He should go kraa. He has a habit of missing crucial penalties. Bad luck man.

[Pope Bitterz D'Alomo]

The Ghana Football Association says it is in talks with striker Asamoah Gyan to return to the Black Stars after the player announced he was quitting the national team.

Asamoah is saddened by the heaps of verbal abuse he has suffered personally since he failed to convert a penalty against African Champions Zambia in the 2012 African Cup of Nations semi-final match.

Zambia won the match one-nil and went on to beat Cote d’Ivoire in the final to win their first ever diadem.

Ghanaian fans have not spared Asamoah for the miss, and have also recalled his penalty miss against Uruguay at the World Cup in South Africa that should have seen the Black Stars in a historic semi-final berth.

But the insults and chastising have not been limited to the person of Asamoah, according to FA spokesperson Ibrahim Sannie Darra who prefers to correct that Asamoah only announced a temporary withdrawal from the Stars rather than quitting, the players family have also taken a share of the insults.

A statement by the Ghana FA said “The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has received a letter from striker Asamoah Gyan announcing his decision to take a temporary break from the Black Stars.

“Mr. Gyan is frustrated over the verbal abuse he has received since playing for the country at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

“The GFA is in talks with Mr. Gyan to urge him to reconsider his decision.”

While some fans welcomed his decision, others have however, urged the player to be apologetic over the penalty miss and think through his decision since he has a lot of playing days in his career.

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