Fit-again Asamoah Gyan confident he can help fire Al Ahli to honours this season

Published on: 25 October 2016

Ghana captain Asamoah is confident his return to full fitness can help power Al Ahli to several honours in the United Arab Emirates.

The 30-year-old has been working his way back to optimum level since he joined the side on loan from Shanghai SIPG.

The former Sunderland hitman struggled with injuries but appears to have overcome the nightmare.

The Ghana international has netted six times in seven outings for the UAE Pro-League champions and he feels peaking at the right time to help catapult Al Ahli to several titles.

I’m feeling good," Gyan told the National newspaper in the UAE on Tuesday.

"I overstretched in the last game against the Moroccan side and thought it was a big injury, but the scan showed it wasn’t that serious.

"It wasn’t a tear. I had to stay out for two days and had to recover, but I’m happy to be back on the pitch because I don’t need this right now.

 "I’m starting to get back to the level I want to be, because of my recovery. Now I can recover earlier than in the previous weeks, which is very, very good for me.

"And I hope everything continues. I just need to stay on the pitch, make sure I work hard every day and everything will come naturally. I’m confident that, with my quality, anytime I stay on the pitch I’m sure I can deliver."

The Ghana international was hugely instrumental Ahli win over Dibba on Saturday which kept their 100 per cent record in the defence of their league title.

Ahli are currently third on the league table behind Shabab and Al Jazira but they have one match in hand which gives them the edge over their rivals.

Even though their display against Dibba was not as authoritative as they wanted, Gyan is confident their performance is an indication of better things to come for the league champions.

"It’s very, very important for the team — we’ve played three games, we’ve won three and we’ve one outstanding, which is later against Al Ain," he told the National newspaper.

"It’s good that we’re still winning, that we’ve kept that winning record. It’s good for the team and good for the club.

"It builds our confidence and that’s what we should be doing. We should have this winning mentality whether we’re playing good or bad. At the end of the day, we should make sure we win and that’s what we’re doing right now."

 

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