{"id":1063156,"date":"2022-04-21T17:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/21\/asamoah-gyan-calls-on-ex-gfa-boss-ahead-of-book-launch\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T17:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T17:04:01","slug":"asamoah-gyan-calls-on-ex-gfa-boss-ahead-of-book-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/21\/asamoah-gyan-calls-on-ex-gfa-boss-ahead-of-book-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Asamoah Gyan calls on ex-GFA boss ahead of book launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"583\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650560641_132_2.png\"   alt=\"Asamoah Gyan and Kwesi Nyantakyi\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan and Kwesi Nyantakyi\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asamoah Gyan and Kwesi Nyantakyi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan, paid a visit to former Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, at his residence ahead of his book launch.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old forward was at the residence of Mr. Nyantakyi\u00a0to invite him to the launch of his maiden memoir on April 30, 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Asamoah Gyan will unveil his first book as he details his life, career, and business.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The ex-Sunderland striker spent time with the man referred to as the \u2018gentle giant\u2019 as they talk about his days with the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>The former Stade Rennais attacker has invited many top dignitaries including current President Nana Akufo-Addo, CAF President Patrice Motsepe, and Senegal legend star El-hadji Diouf.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s all-time leading scorer is yet to hang his boots. The 36-year-old played his first World Cup under Kwesi Nyantakyi in 2006 in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>He subsequently played in 2010 and 2014 in South Africa and Brazil respectively all under the former CAF 1st vice president\u2019s tenure as GFA boss.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old played in every AFCON from 2008 to 2019 but will be missing the tournament for the first time in over a decade after being left out of Ghana\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p>The former Ghana captain has had an interesting career, which has seen him ply his trade through three continents. Gyan played in Africa, Europe, and Asia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, these days he is unattached after ending his stay with Ghana Premier League side Legon Cities.\u00a0<\/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=\"ZZFXNnO2XF8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Self Help Project - Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (21-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZFXNnO2XF8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asamoah Gyan and Kwesi Nyantakyi Former Ghana captain, Asamoah Gyan, paid a visit to former Ghana Football Association president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, at his residence ahead of his book launch. The 36-year-old forward was at the residence of Mr. Nyantakyi\u00a0to invite him to the launch of his maiden memoir on April 30, 2022. 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