Asamoah Gyan Nets Amazing Curling Goal in Front of Okocha, Adebayor, Diouf: Video

Asamoah Gyan Nets Amazing Curling Goal in Front of Okocha, Adebayor, Diouf: Video

Ibitoye Shittu
July 20, 2023 at 5:22 PM
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  • Asamoah Gyan is a retired Ghanaian footballer who played more than 100 games for his country
  • The former Sunderland star recently featured in a Legends football match in Morocco
  • In the encounter, Gyan received a pass from Emmanuel Adebayor and scored an excellent goal
  • Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha also featured in the game

Former Ghana international, Asamoah Gyan has left fans gushing on social media after sharing an awesome video of himself scoring a beautiful curling goal in the Africa Legends match in Morocco in front of Jay-Jay Okocha.

The goal was scored in an exhibition game in which many other former African footballers also featured.

The African Legends exhibition game was also graced by CAF President, Patrice Mostepe and ex-Arsenal forward, Emmanuel Adebayor, who reminded fans of how he used to score great goals in his days in the Premier League and La Liga.

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Former Ghana international, Asamoah Gyan. Photo: Thomas Jatt.
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Other retired players who featured in the game were former Senegal international, El Hadji Diouf, Kalusha Bwalya, and Alex Song.

According to the video Gyan posted on his official Twitter page, the 37-year-old was seen picking up a pass from Emmanuel Adebayor before firing the ball into the net.

Watch the video below:

When did Gyan retire?

Gyan officially announced his retirement from football while speaking at the 30th Afreximbank Annual Meeting on June 20, 2023.

The former Sunderland and Stade Rennes forward leaves the game as Ghana’s all-time top scorer with 51 goals, as well as his country’s second most-capped player, according to the report on Pulse.

In the Ghanaian national team, Gyan featured in 109 games, netting 51 goals.

Okocha schools Asamoah Gyan

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Nigerian football legend, Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha, earned the bragging right over Ghana's all-time leading scorer, Asamoah Gyan, after beating him in a tennis game.

The two African football gods squared up on a court in Johannesburg, where Okocha showed dexterity by coming from a set down to finish the Ghanaian.

After the tennis game, Okocha made fun of the Ghanaian, telling him he is not at his level yet.

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