Ayew and Gyan are not on good terms – Former GFA spokesperson warns of striker’s inclusion in Ghana World Cup squad

Published on: 24 August 2022

Dan Kwaku Yeboah, the spokesperson for the Ghana Football Association Normalisation Committee, has warned of Asamoah Gyan's inclusion in the Black Stars squad for the 2022 World Cup after the striker expressed his desire to play.

Yeboah claims that former captain Gyan and current captain Andre Ayew are feuding, so including Gyan would be problematic.

Yeboah was with the Black Stars during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Gyan was deposed as captain before the tournament and was replaced by Ayew.

Gyan retired, and it took the intervention of President Nana Akufo-Addo to persuade him to reconsider and rejoin the team for the tournament.

It remains the last tournament both players have featured in for Ghana.

According to Yeboah, the GFA will need to speak with the two players and resolve their differences if they are to be on the same World Cup team.

“Another problem is that Dede and Asamoah are not on good terms. Dede is the captain now, if you add Asamoah to the team, it could bring issues. If we are going to send Gyan to the World Cup then we’ll have to speak to both of them. They laugh in public but it's just for the camera.

“We should speak to them for them to appreciate that we’ll be sending them there in the interest of the country. What happened in the 2019 AFCON shows clearly that the two of them are not on good terms. Asamoah Gyan brings good vibes around the team but if he is to go, then we must speak to him and Dede to remind them that Ghana’s interest is supreme," he said.

Gyan in a BBC interview said he was working hard to get himself in shape for the World Cup.

"Anything can happen. You know it's happened before. I'm talking about Cameroon in 1994 with Roger Milla you know coming back from retirement to play in the World Cup. I haven't retired yet. I haven't announced my retirement. You know I've been out for almost two years now due to injuries, due to my body," he told BBC.

"I just need to get my body back in shape. So, I've started training of course so I need to get back in shape and see how my body reacts to playing competitive football. Talent-wise, I reckon it's there already so I just have to prepare physically and then we'll see what happens."

"Honestly, I haven't spoken to anybody at all. It's part of the plan. I just want to make sure and see how my body reacts first. Me and my manager, we've been talking behind the scenes, you know and everything so we just have to make sure, we know what we are doing. Everything is in progress, and everything looks positive. We'll see what happens. There might be a surprise."

Gyan is Ghana's all-time leading scorer with 51 goals, including six in the World Cup, making him the continent's leading scorer in the competition.

Ghana will face Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay in the group stage in Qatar.

 

 

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