{"id":403177,"date":"2017-07-19T23:48:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T23:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/19\/gfa-government-must-learn-from-asamoah-gyan-and-build-pitches-ibrahim-tanko\/"},"modified":"2017-07-19T23:48:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T23:48:31","slug":"gfa-government-must-learn-from-asamoah-gyan-and-build-pitches-ibrahim-tanko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/19\/gfa-government-must-learn-from-asamoah-gyan-and-build-pitches-ibrahim-tanko\/","title":{"rendered":"GFA, Government must learn from Asamoah Gyan and build pitches &#8211; Ibrahim Tanko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Wednesday, 19 July 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>sportsobama.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-07-19<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/24451867.295.jpg\" alt=\"Asamoah Gyan Pitch2\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan Pitch2\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Asamoah Gyan, Rawlings and Isaac Asiamah at the Commissioning of the pitch<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1500508111_350_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Following the inauguration of Asamoah Gyan\u2019s ultra modern astroturf at his former school Accra Academy, Black Stars assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko has urged the Ghana Football Association and the government to follow suit and invest more in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana captain officially unveiled the astro-turf pitch he funded as a gift to his former school Accra Academy on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old, who recently signed a two-year contract with Turkish side Kayserispor, is reported to have spent around $200,000 to complete the project he started in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Several dignitaries, including Ghana\u2019s ex-president Jerry Rawlings and a host of former Black Stars players graced the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>One of such footballing dignitaries was Black Stars assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko, who rained loads of commendations on Gyan for the project, and called on other bodies to replicate Gyan\u2019s move.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tanko, though he would entreat other footballers follow suit, the responsibility lies more on the Ghana FA and the government to provide more of such projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to commend Asamoah Gyan because he didn\u2019t do this for the school alone but the whole Ghana\u201d,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou rarely see this kind of projects around the world and it is high time some footballers also follow suit because that is the only thing we can give back to the community\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time, a former player has done it, but not only former players must be pushed into doing this but the GFA and the government must look at this and provide more of such for footballers in Ghana\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan\u2019s multi purpose facility include a turf, with a tartan track surrounding it and dressing rooms, a fence wall, toilet facilities and Flood lights will all be put in place.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CDBvn1rzmxc?ecver=2\" 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