Former Ghana Midfielder Tells Clubless Asamoah Gyan to Forget About the World Cup in Qatar

Former Ghana Midfielder Tells Clubless Asamoah Gyan to Forget About the World Cup in Qatar

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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  • Former Hearts of Oak midfielder Charles Taylor has advised Asamoah Gyan to forget about going to the World Cup
  • Asamoah Gyan has stated his desire to make a return to the senior national team ahead of the 2022 World Cup
  • The former Ghana captain has been without a club since leaving Accra-based team Legon Cities in 2021

Former Black Stars midfielder, Charles Taylor, believes it will be a bad decision for coach Otto Addo to send Asamoah Gyan to the World Cup in Qatar.

Asamoah Gyan is not ruling out a return to the senior national team ahead of the World Cup after revealing his desire to play in Qatar.

However, Charles Taylor, who was teammates with Gyan in the Black Stars during the mid 2000's feels the 36-year-old is unfit for the tournament.

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Charles Taylor has slammed Asamoah Gyan's decision to return to the Black Stars for the World Cup. Credit: @AngelTV @ghanafaofficial
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"We have regular fitness and match fitness. Even those who get injured and return struggle to hit the ground running," he said on Angel TV as quoted by footballghana.com.

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"We are not talking about history, we're looking at current performance. He has done his bit for the country," he added.
"A fit and firing Gyan will have a free ride to the World Cup but let's ask what he is training for? We have two months to the World Cup so if you can't we should add you.
"I don't think any competent coach will entertain this. We can't take someone who is not playing for any club."

Asamoah Gyan captained Ghana at the 2014 World Cup and has represented the country in all three of its appearances at the Mundial.

Ghana will play Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay in Group H at the World Cup in Qatar.

Asamoah Gyan feels underappreciated by Ghanaians

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has expressed disappointment at the way he is treated by Ghanaians.

The country all-time top scorer also holds the record as the most capped player for the senior national team.

However, Gyan feels he has not been celebrated enough despite all his achievements with the Black Stars.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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