{"id":265953,"date":"2010-10-29T08:24:19","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T08:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=27528"},"modified":"2010-10-29T08:24:19","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T08:24:19","slug":"john-mensah-lauds-gyans-world-player-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2010\/10\/29\/john-mensah-lauds-gyans-world-player-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"John Mensah Lauds Gyan&#8217;s World Player Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana captain John Mensah lavished praise on his \u2018brother\u2019 Asamoah Gyan over his nomination for the World Player of the Year award insisting the striker deserves the accolade from Fifa.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan, who is Mensah\u2019s team-mate at English side Sunderland, was named in Fifa\u2019s 23-man shortlist for the top award. The Black Stars duo who play for English side Sunderland have had a long relationships as they have played for several clubs together.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on his official website, Mensah says Gyan deserves the ward because of his performance at the global World Cup tournament. \u201cI want to congratulate my brother and team-mate Asamoah Gyan for his nomination,\u201d Mensah said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe really deserves it because scoring three goals in a World Cup is not an easy task. \u201cAsamoah has come of age and we should recognize that, he is a lad who can be match to any striker of world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not surprised of his inclusion in the Fifa World Player of the Year shortlist,\u201d the Sunderland defender stressed.\u201d Mensah is confident that Gyan will defy all the big names in the list to join George Weah as the second African player to win the award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am wishing my brother the best of luck. I am praying that he comes out as a winner and I believe it will come to pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gyan\u2019s performance during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where he scored three goals to aid the Black Stars\u2019 campaign to the quarter finals contributed to his nomination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana captain John Mensah lavished praise on his \u2018brother\u2019 Asamoah Gyan over his nomination for the World Player of the Year award insisting the striker deserves the accolade from Fifa. Gyan, who is Mensah\u2019s team-mate at English side Sunderland, was named in Fifa\u2019s 23-man shortlist for the top award. 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