Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has broken grounds for the construction of an artificial pitch for his former school Accra Academy which will cost an estimated GH₵ 700,000 (about $184,000).
The project which is expected to be completed in May, 2016 [in the worst case scenario] will replace the current grassless playing surface within the premises of the school.
Gyan before a cheering crowd of students broke grounds to signify the commencement of the construction which is already underway in Turkey.
The Astro Turf is already being manufactured in Turkey and will be shipped into the country by the end of January 2016 according to project co-ordinator Robert Coleman who also owns a similar facility in Kotobabi popularly known as the Wembley Park.
Once, the 3000 metre artificial grass arrives in the country, the real construction which will take an estimated three-month period will commence.
Flood lights will also be installed to give students and other users of the pitch an opportunity to hold activities in the evenings.
The project, when completed, will be named after the Black Stars captain with a bronze statue erected in his honour.
Gyan was following his ceremonial commissioning of the construction of the project, was honoured by the 1964 Old Students group with a plaque and citation for his immense contribution to his Alma Mater.
The Shanghai SIPG ace entered Accra Academy as a 14-year-old in 1999 - spending three years in the school and graduating in 2002.
He immediate senior brother, Opoku Gyan, had also attended the same school where he was part of the school team only for his younger brother to eventually overtake him to achieve enormous success as a professional.
This is the latest of series of social intervention programs being executed in the name of the Ghana striker who only earlier this week presented $30,000 to the Black Queens as their reward for winning gold at the 2015 All Africa Games.