{"id":1187753,"date":"2022-08-23T12:46:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T12:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/23\/i-want-to-play-consistently-to-earn-world-cup-call-up\/"},"modified":"2022-08-23T12:46:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T12:46:30","slug":"i-want-to-play-consistently-to-earn-world-cup-call-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/23\/i-want-to-play-consistently-to-earn-world-cup-call-up\/","title":{"rendered":"I want to play consistently to earn World Cup call up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"443\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/gettyimages-451004504-612x612-1.jpg\"   alt=\"FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 21: Asamoah Gyan of Ghana celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Ghana at Castelao on June 21, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths\/Getty Images)\" title=\"FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 21:  Asamoah Gyan of Ghana celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Ghana at Castelao on June 21, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths\/Getty Images)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">FORTALEZA, BRAZIL &#8211; JUNE 21:  Asamoah Gyan of Ghana celebrates scoring his team&#8217;s second goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Ghana at Castelao on June 21, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s football legend, Asamoah Gyan, says he wants to play active football to rightfully earn a call up to the national team ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Gyan made known his desire to return to Black Stars when speaking to BBC few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>However, the forward admitted that he needed to get his body into shape by playing competitive football in the coming months to earn the call-up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything can happen, but I want to earn the call-up rather. I want to start playing competitively. It could be anywhere. It could be in the Ghana [Premier] League,\u201d he said when speaking on Dentaa Show.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see myself in a team playing week in and week out before I can consider going to the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old has not played any competitive football since leaving Legon Cities at the end of the 2020\/21 season.<\/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=\"-hmK4HSD7rQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Solving Ghana\u2019s Economic Challenges: GUTA says they are ready to assist government (22-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hmK4HSD7rQ?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>FORTALEZA, BRAZIL &#8211; JUNE 21: Asamoah Gyan of Ghana celebrates scoring his team&#8217;s second goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Germany and Ghana at Castelao on June 21, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil. 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