‘England Goal For Fans’

Asamoah Gyan

Asamoah ‘Baby Jet’ Gyan says he is dedicating Tuesday night’s goal against England to Ghana fans.

He indicated that the support the team received during the game was massive indeed and that it was “enough to make every player die a little for his country”.

In last Tuesday’s international friendly between Ghana and England, Gyan crowned a wonderful night with a fantastic 90-minute goal to draw his country level.

In the dying embers of the game, when everyone thought England was going to carry the day, ‘Baby Jet’ fired a left-footer that went straight into the net, to leave the scores, Ghana 1, England 1.

A deafening sound greeted the goal, and for about 10 minutes after the match was over, Ghana fans were still in the stadium chanting and singing.

In an interview with DAILY GUIDE SPORTS at the mixed zone of the Wembley Stadium in London, after the game, the Sunderland striker said when the game was drawing to an end, he thought the team had to ‘come up with some magic’ to ensure that the Ghana fans, some of whom had travelled about 6,000 kilometers to watch the titanic encounter, did not go home empty-handed.

“We (the Black Stars) just could not disappoint these fans. Some have travelled from different parts of England and Europe; even some from Ghana, just to watch the game in a cold weather. We just had to make them happy,” he said.

He expressed his appreciation also to fans back home in Ghana who could not make it, saying, “I’m sure at least the draw will make them a little bit happy.”

‘Baby Jet’ Gyan said the score line for Tuesday’s game would also enhance the image of Ghanaian footballers in England and other parts of Europe, stressing that “this could go a long way to produce players in the future that are better than us; and that is good for Ghana soccer”.

From Muniru Kassim, London