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<\/p><\/div>\nAsamoah Gyan, Ghana (Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Sunderland<\/a> duo Asamoah Gyan<\/a> and on-loan Sulley Muntari<\/a> have backed Ghana<\/a> to beat England<\/a> when the sides meet at Wembley on Tuesday.<\/p>\nThe Black Stars have never beaten the Three Lions but the Premier League pair feel that they can make history against Fabio Capello’s side by making the most of the party atmosphere in the national team squad.<\/p>\n
Gyan, who has impressed since joining the Steve Bruce’s side last summer, has admitted that England are incredibly popular in his country but is certain that his infectious personality can help his side overcome their illustrious hosts.<\/p>\n
Speaking to The Daily Mirror<\/em>, he said: \u201cNo African side has ever beaten England so we will go there to try our luck. I have never played at Wembley so it is like a dream come true.\n<\/p>\n\u201cThis is a huge game for us Ghanians. There will be massive support for us \u2013 maybe up to 25,000 in the stadium cheering us.<\/p>\n
\u201cEngland have been our colonial masters so everyone in Ghana knows about them. If we are not playing England everyone supports them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like sadness when people are downhearted. I like to make people laugh, to boost their morale.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love doing that when I am with Ghana and I am trying to do that here as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the dressing room I think people like me, they think I am crazy. I think outside the field, I look crazy, I make people laugh and I am very funny. But on the pitch, I am very focused.<\/p>\n
\u201cThats why people like me. I like to be crazy but when it comes to the important moments I am ready. I sing and dance all the time to make people laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Portsmouth midfielder Muntari has echoed Gyan’s sentiments and has insisted that the striker is the man to shoot England down. <\/p>\n
He said: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be the first time! It\u2019s always great to make history.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a person, he\u2019s a headache! As a footballer, he\u2019s great, a wonderful player. He does things you can\u2019t describe \u2013 that I love.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first time I saw him play was with Liberty, my ex-club in Ghana, and I fell in love with him. He was young, 14-15. He was just like he is now, very hyper.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we\u2019re sat praying he\u2019s the one who sings and we follow, he sings and jokes, that\u2019s everything about him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe sings most of the time on the bus. We\u2019ve been telling him to bring out a CD so it wasn\u2019t a surprise he did.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the time Ghanaian players and people love a \u00adchallenge and seeing this as one of the biggest games we\u2019ve ever played we want to do well and show what we\u2019re capable of. It promises to be an exciting game and I won\u2019t go and say we\u2019ll win it, because it won\u2019t be easy.”<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old, who is currently on-loan at the Stadium of Light from Inter, believes that his side’s team spirit can provide the required belief to secure a victory on England’s home turf.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did well at the World Cup as we had good unity, we were united as a group,” he continued. “It was difficult for someone to come from outside the group to create problems for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen in our camp you didn\u2019t see the top players acting big \u2013 every team has its top players but ours didn\u2019t show themselves like that.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn camp, we joke, we laugh and we sing and dance and pray every night. That gave us strength and belief in what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce we pray, we keep the enemies out of us, that\u2019s the most important thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone is equal, there are no grudges. In every camp someone wouldn\u2019t like me and I wouldn\u2019t like someone else, but you don\u2019t see it like that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe manage to keep it close. When we have a problem, we work it out, we keep it to ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Sunderland<\/a> duo Asamoah Gyan<\/a> and on-loan Sulley Muntari<\/a> have backed Ghana<\/a> to beat England<\/a> when the sides meet at Wembley on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The Black Stars have never beaten the Three Lions but the Premier League pair feel that they can make history against Fabio Capello’s side by making the most of the party atmosphere in the national team squad.<\/p>\n Gyan, who has impressed since joining the Steve Bruce’s side last summer, has admitted that England are incredibly popular in his country but is certain that his infectious personality can help his side overcome their illustrious hosts.<\/p>\n Speaking to The Daily Mirror<\/em>, he said: \u201cNo African side has ever beaten England so we will go there to try our luck. I have never played at Wembley so it is like a dream come true.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a huge game for us Ghanians. There will be massive support for us \u2013 maybe up to 25,000 in the stadium cheering us.<\/p>\n \u201cEngland have been our colonial masters so everyone in Ghana knows about them. If we are not playing England everyone supports them.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t like sadness when people are downhearted. I like to make people laugh, to boost their morale.<\/p>\n \u201cI love doing that when I am with Ghana and I am trying to do that here as well.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the dressing room I think people like me, they think I am crazy. I think outside the field, I look crazy, I make people laugh and I am very funny. But on the pitch, I am very focused.<\/p>\n \u201cThats why people like me. I like to be crazy but when it comes to the important moments I am ready. I sing and dance all the time to make people laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Portsmouth midfielder Muntari has echoed Gyan’s sentiments and has insisted that the striker is the man to shoot England down. <\/p>\n He said: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be the first time! It\u2019s always great to make history.\n<\/p>\n \u201cAs a person, he\u2019s a headache! As a footballer, he\u2019s great, a wonderful player. He does things you can\u2019t describe \u2013 that I love.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first time I saw him play was with Liberty, my ex-club in Ghana, and I fell in love with him. He was young, 14-15. He was just like he is now, very hyper.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we\u2019re sat praying he\u2019s the one who sings and we follow, he sings and jokes, that\u2019s everything about him.<\/p>\n \u201cHe sings most of the time on the bus. We\u2019ve been telling him to bring out a CD so it wasn\u2019t a surprise he did.<\/p>\n \u201cMost of the time Ghanaian players and people love a \u00adchallenge and seeing this as one of the biggest games we\u2019ve ever played we want to do well and show what we\u2019re capable of. It promises to be an exciting game and I won\u2019t go and say we\u2019ll win it, because it won\u2019t be easy.”<\/p>\n The 26-year-old, who is currently on-loan at the Stadium of Light from Inter, believes that his side’s team spirit can provide the required belief to secure a victory on England’s home turf.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did well at the World Cup as we had good unity, we were united as a group,” he continued. “It was difficult for someone to come from outside the group to create problems for us.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen in our camp you didn\u2019t see the top players acting big \u2013 every team has its top players but ours didn\u2019t show themselves like that.<\/p>\n \u201cIn camp, we joke, we laugh and we sing and dance and pray every night. That gave us strength and belief in what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce we pray, we keep the enemies out of us, that\u2019s the most important thing.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone is equal, there are no grudges. In every camp someone wouldn\u2019t like me and I wouldn\u2019t like someone else, but you don\u2019t see it like that.<\/p>\n \u201cWe manage to keep it close. When we have a problem, we work it out, we keep it to ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n