Heartbroken Asamoah Gyan Sends Message of Condolence to the Royal Family Following Death of Queen Elizabeth II

Heartbroken Asamoah Gyan Sends Message of Condolence to the Royal Family Following Death of Queen Elizabeth II

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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  • Asamoah Gyan has paid tribute to the Royal Family of the United Kingdom following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
  • The former Black Stars captain and his team paid a visit to the United Kingdom Embassy in Ghana to sign the book of condolence
  • Asamoah Gyan played in England for Sunderland in the 2010/11 season before leaving to join Al Ain

Former captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan, has sent a message of condolence to the Royal Family after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Queen of Britain died last week, September 8, 2022 at Balmoral at the age of 96.

Asamoah Gyan visited the British Embassy in Ghana to sign the book of condolence as he paid tribute to the late Queen.

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Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan has signed the book of condolence to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth. Credit: @ASAMOAH_GYAN3
Source: Twitter
"On behalf of my family, the football family, my fans, I signed the book of condolence for the demise of the Great Queen . Wishing the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth my deepest condolence, May the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Rest In Perfect Peace! Amen," he wrote on Twitter.

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Asamoah Gyan spent a season in England, where he played for Sunderland in the 2010/11 campaign.

The Queen will be laid in state on September 19 at the Westminster Abbey.

Asamoah Gyan lauds former Black Stars teammate Kevin-Prince Boateng

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that legendary Ghanaian forward, Asamoah Gyan, has praised ex-teammate Kevin-Prince Boateng for giving his best anytime he wore the Black Stars jersey.

Kevin-Prince Boateng was the darling boy of the national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as the Black Stars reached the quarter-finals.

Despite being born in Germany, Boateng decided to play for Ghana at international level, making 15 appearances and scoring two goals.

Asamoah Gyan offers advise to Europe-born Ghanaian players

Asamoah Gyan has advised players who have switched nationalities to represent Ghana to be ready to be with the Black Stars after the World Cup.

Several players including former Spain forward Inaki Williams and ex-England youth international Tariq Lamptey are set for their Ghana debut ahead of the international friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua.

Reports suggests most of the players want the opportunity to play at the World Cup and could lose interest after the tournament in Qatar.

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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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