{"id":607092,"date":"2019-04-11T21:11:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T21:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 11 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n2019-04-11\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/66"},"modified":"2019-04-11T21:11:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T21:11:47","slug":"asamoah-gyan-still-ghanas-most-dangerous-striker-osei-kofi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/11\/asamoah-gyan-still-ghanas-most-dangerous-striker-osei-kofi\/","title":{"rendered":"Asamoah Gyan still Ghana&#8217;s most dangerous striker &#8211; Osei Kofi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 11 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2019-04-11<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/66419591.295.jpg\" alt=\"Asamoah Gyan Jj\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan Jj\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former Ghana star Osei Kofi has insisted Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan is still the team\u2019s most dangerous striker heading into 2019 Africa Cup of Nations despite his recent struggles.<\/p>\n<p>The form and fitness of the 33-year-old remain a major concern for Kwesi Appiah\u2019s outfit, who have set their sights on ending a 37-year trophy drought at the June 21 \u2013 July 19 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, Gyan has been restricted to substitute appearances for club side Kayserispor in the Turkish Super Lig, scoring once in 10 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Gyan is not injured, which of our current other strikers surpasses him?\u201d Osei, the joint-top scorer at the 1965 Afcon, told Goal in an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe may have scored just one league goal this season, but if he\u2019s not injured, he\u2019s better than most of our strikers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich of our current strikers can we compare to him now? Europe is different from Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to his persistent struggles with injuries in recent times, Gyan, Ghana\u2019s all-time top scorer with 51 goals in 106 internationals, has missed the Black Stars&#8217; last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Kofi, however, didn&#8217;t mention who he thinks will be the most crucial player for Ghana at the Afcon in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t mention now but their performance will bring out the person,\u201d added the 78-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we get to Egypt, everything will show. Let us get there first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody is a master until he has done what he\u2019s supposed to do to be a master.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Black Stars will know group opponents when the Afcon draw takes place in Cairo on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/1551782796_787_96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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