{"id":403510,"date":"2017-07-20T15:16:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T15:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/20\/drogba-commends-asamoah-gyan-for-constructing-pitch\/"},"modified":"2017-07-20T15:16:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T15:16:18","slug":"drogba-commends-asamoah-gyan-for-constructing-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/20\/drogba-commends-asamoah-gyan-for-constructing-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Drogba commends Asamoah Gyan for constructing pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/95161882.295.jpg\" alt=\"Asamoah Gyan Sports Center3\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan Sports Center3\" width=\"295\" height=\"167\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Asamoah Gyan sports complex<\/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\/1500563778_12_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former Ivory Coast great Didier Drogba has eulogized Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan for constructing an ultra-modern Astro Turf pitch for his Alma mater.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan, 31, commissioned the facility at his Alma mater Accra Academy School on Tuesday together with his manager, Samuel Anim Addo and former president of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings and a host dignitaries.<\/p>\n<p>The project 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>Didier Drogba who is also known for his humanitarian work in the world posted on social media commending Gyan&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Proud of you my brother @asamoah_gyan keep up the good work&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Drogba has shared some encouraging words about Gyan- the two African football greats are good friends off the pitch and talk time to time.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asamoah Gyan sports complex &#13; Former Ivory Coast great Didier Drogba has eulogized Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan for constructing an ultra-modern Astro Turf pitch for his Alma mater. 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