{"id":1071117,"date":"2022-04-29T14:42:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/29\/2022-wc-i-will-surely-be-in-qatar-asamoah-gyan\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T14:42:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:42:15","slug":"2022-wc-i-will-surely-be-in-qatar-asamoah-gyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/29\/2022-wc-i-will-surely-be-in-qatar-asamoah-gyan\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 WC: I will surely be in Qatar &#8211; Asamoah Gyan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1508955615_505732_1508956542_noticia_normal-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Asamoah Gyan\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asamoah Gyan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan\u00a0has said he is not giving up on playing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan has been out of the senior national team since 2019 after the Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gyan\u2019s name has strongly emerged for consideration after the country\u2019s qualification to the World Cup due to the inefficiencies of the\u00a0Black Stars\u00a0strikers.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether he would love to go to the World Cup, the 36-year-old said he would love to have another bite after featuring in the Mundial in 2006, 2010, and 2014 in Brazil as the captain of the\u00a0Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho doesn\u2019t want to play at the World Cup? Every player wants to play at the World Cup,\u201d he said on Citi TV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I have tasted the World Cup three times and though I would love to play at this year\u2019s World Cup, as I have always said, I am currently not fit enough to play active football but when I Start playing \u2013 who knows?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI shall surely be in Qatar but maybe a pundit or let\u2019s see,\u201d Gyan added.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan\u00a0made twelve appearances in the FIFA World Cup in three editions while scoring six goals.<\/p>\n<p>He remains the country\u2019s top goalscorer with 51 goals.<\/p>\n<p>The former Sunderland striker will be launching his book titled \u2018Legyandary\u2019 on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra.<\/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=\"c-_8FtsH4ZE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Ahosepe on Adom TV (29-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c-_8FtsH4ZE?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 Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan\u00a0has said he is not giving up on playing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 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