{"id":435787,"date":"2017-11-10T07:44:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T07:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/10\/we-are-playing-for-pride-asamoah-gyan\/"},"modified":"2017-11-10T07:44:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T07:44:02","slug":"we-are-playing-for-pride-asamoah-gyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/10\/we-are-playing-for-pride-asamoah-gyan\/","title":{"rendered":"We are playing for pride &#8211; Asamoah Gyan"},"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\/89119238.295.jpg\" alt=\"Asamoah Gyan Score\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan Score\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The Black Stars will play against Egypt in the last 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier on Sunday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151021603838197\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151021603838197\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1510299842_501_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Ghana Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan insists they are going into the game against Egypt on Sunday with their pride at stake.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana captain indicated that though they could not make it to the World Cup, they have been very competitive and are eager for a win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the vim to play and win for the nation, we are playing for pride. Despite the fact that we did not make it to the World Cup, we have been more competitive. A win is going to help us move up in the FIFA ranking and also the game is offering the new players the chance to prove themselves to Ghanaians.\u201d Asamoah Gyan told Media men after training on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>We are not taking it lightly at all, and I am urging all the fans to be at Cape Coast and support us. Personally, it is going to be my first time playing in the new Cape Coast Stadium. 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