{"id":1001421,"date":"2022-02-23T16:17:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/23\/asamoah-gyan-among-football-legends-invited-to-senegals-new-stadium\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T16:17:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T16:17:39","slug":"asamoah-gyan-among-football-legends-invited-to-senegals-new-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/23\/asamoah-gyan-among-football-legends-invited-to-senegals-new-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Asamoah Gyan among football legends invited to Senegal&#8217;s new stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"477\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Asamoah-Gyan-and-Fifa-President-1-696x477.png\"   alt=\"Twitter\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan and Fifa President Gianni Infantino\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Ghanaian football legend, Asamoah Gyan, was among Africa\u2019s greatest Legends to be invited to grand opening of Senegal\u2019s newly-built multi-purpose stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The former Sunderland star with two ex Ghanaian internationals, Anthony Baffoe and Samuel Osei Kuffuor were present at the inauguration of the stadium in Dakar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FB_IMG_16455777397958947.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"420\"\/><figcaption><strong> Diamniadio Olympic Stadium in Dakar, Senegal <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The newly constructed Diamniadio Olympic Stadium began in February 2020 and was finally completed late last year. <\/p>\n<p>The inauguration of the 50,000-seat stadium also welcomed some African legends including FECAFOOT boss, Samuel Eto\u2019o, Didier Drogba, Aristide Bance, Emmanuel Adebayor, Jonathan Pitroipa, Jay Jay Okocha and others.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FB_IMG_16455742736739703.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"553\"\/><figcaption><strong>Asamoah Gyan spotted in a photo with Cameroon legend Samuel Eto\u2019o<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 36-year-old took to social media to express his appreciation to be a part of the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a huge honour to be part of the football legends invited to the opening of the new stadium in Senegal. Thank you for the opportunity. It has been a privilege to be at this amazing building which will serve for 10\u2019s of years for all the people to benefit and enjoy the sport,\u201d he said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was a huge honour to be part of the football legends invited to the opening of the new stadium in Senegal. Thank you for the opportunity. It has been a privilege to be at this amazing building which will serve for 10\u2019s of years for all the people to benefit and enjoy the sport <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VKNVUdPwL8\">pic.twitter.com\/VKNVUdPwL8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASAMOAH_GYAN3\/status\/1496254024965840899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other dignitaries at the event were FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CAF President Patrice Motsepe, \u00a0Adama Barrow, President of The Gambia, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of Guinea-Bissau and George Weah.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"FKRLUHb6jJ0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mother&#039;s reacts to daughter&#039;s regrets on taking care of her while she was sick - Obra on Adom TV\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FKRLUHb6jJ0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian football legend, Asamoah Gyan, was among Africa\u2019s greatest Legends to be invited to grand opening of Senegal\u2019s newly-built multi-purpose stadium. 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