Frustrated Asamoah Gyan Reacts to Ghana's 1-0 Victory Over Nicaragua

Frustrated Asamoah Gyan Reacts to Ghana's 1-0 Victory Over Nicaragua

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:12 PM
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  • Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has been left disappointed by the performance of the Black Stars against Nicaragua
  • Abdul Fatawu Issahaku's first half strike earned the Black Stars a narrow win against the South Americans on Tuesday night
  • Asamoah Gyan has not ruled out the chance of playing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup despite being inactive for over a year

Asamoah Gyan has expressed disappointment over the display of the Black Stars in their international friendly against Nicaragua.

The Black Stars defeated Nicaragua 1-0, courtesy an Abdul Fatawu Issahaku first-half goal.

However, Gyan was unhappy with the lack of supply for the Black Stars forward Inaki Williams, who the ex-Sunderland striker feels was making the right runs.

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Asamoah Gyan has blamed Ghana's midfield for Inaki Williams struggles against Nicaragua. Credit: @SuperSport @ghanasoccernet
Source: Twitter
"A striker makes a good run and no pass. Very frustrating," wrote Asamoah Gyan on Twitter.

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Inaki Williams however, came close to scoring his debut goal after getting some chances in the game but the Nicaragua goalkeeper was equal to the task.

The Athletic Bilbao forward will be hoping to make Ghana's squad for the World Cup in Qatar.

Meanwhile, Asamoah Gyan has dreams of playing at the tournament for the last time after revealing that he is not ruling out the opportunity of representing Ghana again.

The veteran forward has not played for the national team since the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The lethal forward remains Africa's all-time top scorer at the World Cup.

The Black Stars of Ghana will play Switzerland in a final friendly before the Mundial in Qatar.

Ghana have been drawn in Group H alongside Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay.

Ghana beat Nicaragua to end international break with a win

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Abdul Fatawu Issahaku's first half curler earned Ghana victory against Nicaragua in their penultimate friendly before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The Sporting Lisbon winger whipped in after controlling a misplaced clearance to hand the Black Stars a win at the Estadio Francisco Artes Carrasco.

The Black Stars, after the defeat to Brazil, got off to a great start and should have broken the game's deadlock in the early minutes after Fatawu's strike deflected off a Nicaragua defender.

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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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