Asamoah Gyan, a former captain of the Black Stars, claims he is at peace today after years of being humiliated.
Asamoah Gyan claims he never thought the nation would honor him until last week, when he was lauded on the floor of Parliament.
Gyan, 37, revealed last week that he was ending his two-decade long, spectacular football career.
After the announcement, MPs alternated in recognizing Ghana’s highest scorer.
Speaking during a courtesy call on Majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the former Sunderland marksman said his heart is finally at peace.
“Before I’d say I had not been celebrated enough, because there were lots of disrespect and I feel like I am one of those guys who put Ghana on the map, the masses can confirm that but seeing what went on in Parliament, I am now beginning to understand, I’m beginning to feel appreciated by Ghanaians.
“I don’t really care about what people say but Parliament has confirmed and I’m sure the masses also know in their heart that I should be celebrated. I always say the numbers don’t lie”, Asamoah Gyan said.
Gyan last participated in a competitive game in the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League, appearing for Legon Cities.
Before moving to Italy and joining Udinese, where he scored 10 goals in 16 games, Gyan started his football career back in 2003 with Liberty Professionals.
Gyan played all of his football in France with Rennes, where he was a standout, scoring fourteen goals in forty-eight league games over the course of two seasons.
The 37-year-old broke the club’s transfer record when he signed for Premier League team Sunderland in 2010, and during his two seasons at the Stadium of Light, he scored 10 times in 34 Premier League games.
Before joining Legon Cities, he had played for Al Ain, Shanghai SIPG, Kayserispor, and North East United.
On the international level, Gyan played 109 times for the Black Stars and scored 51 goals. Gyan retired as Africa’s leading scorer on the international level after participating in three World Cups.
He most recently represented the Black Stars in Egypt for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), when the team lost in the Round of 16.
