Asamoah Gyan, a legendary striker from Ghana, has shared his worst moment while playing for the Black Stars.
The former captain of Ghana claims that the harsh criticism he received early in his time with the Black Stars caused him to lose his love for his own nation.
I struggled in 2008. I constantly go back to the 2008 competition since I was unfairly criticized in a match that we won, which made me lose interest in the national team, he told Asempa FM.
“It was a game versus Namibia, and I still have nightmares about it now. Ghanaians told us that we ought to have dominated the match, he said.
However, the 37-year-old recovered from that and had a good tournament two years later after leading the Black Stars to the final of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. He scored three times at AFCON 2010. “Fast forward, we were went to Angola, I was very fit and even at the first presser I said Ghana will reach the final. Unfortunately I picked an injury in the first match so had to start from the bench against Ivory Coast.” he continued.
“Camp was amazing because the U20 boys joined the team and I was like a leader in the team so had to find a way to gel with the young ones, Everybody was up for the tournament and it has been one of the best camps I have been at.”
