{"id":1181743,"date":"2022-08-17T18:22:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T18:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/17\/asamoah-gyan-steps-up-training-to-regain-fitness-ahead-of-2022-world-cup-video\/"},"modified":"2022-08-17T18:22:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T18:22:23","slug":"asamoah-gyan-steps-up-training-to-regain-fitness-ahead-of-2022-world-cup-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/17\/asamoah-gyan-steps-up-training-to-regain-fitness-ahead-of-2022-world-cup-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Asamoah Gyan steps up training to regain fitness ahead of 2022 World Cup [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nralrpkcay2qgqhve03b-696x696.jpg\"   alt=\"Asamoah Gyan\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asamoah Gyan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghanaian striker, Asamoah Gyan, has stepped up his personal training as he fights to regain full fitness as he hopes to earn a call-up to the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old\u00a0has not played for the Black Stars since the 2019 AFCON tournament in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan, who is now clubless, last featured actively in the 2020\/21 season for Ghana Premier League side, Legon Cities where he made just five appearances and failed to score.<\/p>\n<p>With less than two months to the kick-off of the Mundial, Gyan, speaking in an interview, hinted he wants to earn a call-up\u00a0to the Black Stars ahead of World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything can happen, it has happened before back in 1994 when Roger Milla came back from retirement to play in the World Cup,\u201d he told BBC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I haven\u2019t retired yet, I haven\u2019t announced my retirement,\u00a0 I have been out for almost two years now due to injuries and my body shutting down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just need to get my body back in shape, so I have started training of course and I\u2019ll see how my body reacts to playing competitive football. Talent-wise, everything is there already, so I just have to prepare physically and then we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gyan added, \u201cHonestly, I haven\u2019t spoken to anybody yet, it\u2019s part of the plan. I just want to see how my body reacts first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy manager and I have been talking behind the scenes, so we just have to make sure we know what we are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>True to his word, Gyan is putting in the necessary work to regain his full fitness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Gyan was a regular fixture in the Black Stars for almost two decades, having made his international debut in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>The former Sunderland forward is currently Ghana\u2019s all-time top scorer with 51 goals and Africa\u2019s highest scorer at the World Cup with six strikes.<\/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=\"44c-aIHXKfc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ahafo Region: 5 communities commend Gov\u2019t for securing them Newmont compensation  (17-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/44c-aIHXKfc?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 Ghanaian striker, Asamoah Gyan, has stepped up his personal training as he fights to regain full fitness as he hopes to earn a call-up to the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup. 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