{"id":415278,"date":"2017-09-06T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/06\/my-absence-helped-ghana-to-win-against-congo-asamoah-gyan\/"},"modified":"2017-09-06T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T13:00:23","slug":"my-absence-helped-ghana-to-win-against-congo-asamoah-gyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/06\/my-absence-helped-ghana-to-win-against-congo-asamoah-gyan\/","title":{"rendered":"My absence helped Ghana to win against Congo \u2013 Asamoah Gyan"},"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,  6 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanacrusader.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-06<\/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\/10299620.295.jpg\" alt=\"Asamoah Gyan AFCON 2017\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan AFCON 2017\" width=\"295\" height=\"204\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Asamoah Gyan<\/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\/09\/1504702823_664_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has admitted that his absence from Tuesday\u2019s World Cup qualifier clash against Congo in Brazzaville aided the team to win 5-1.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana went into the game without key players, Asamoah Gyan, Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew, but the team went ahead and won big against the Congolese.<\/p>\n<p>A hat trick from Thomas Partey and a brace from Richmond Boakye-Yiadom destroyed the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>And Gyan in an interview with Accra-based Hot FM admitted that his absence helped the team a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true we could have struggled to win if I had played. It is possible that with me, they would have been very defensive but without me, they opened up and that gave us the chance to score five,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Kumasi, they were very defensive with five men at the back when I was in the game. When I was substituted, they opened up and we scored. So my absence really helped the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven before we started the game in Congo, their skipper asked me whether I will be playing or not. When I told him I won\u2019t play, he was happy. So that lured them to open up and we had our way,\u201d Gyan added.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s dream of making it to next year\u2019s World Cup in Russia is still in limbo. 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