{"id":747903,"date":"2022-01-13T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/13\/black-stars-missing-asamoah-gyan-says-ex-ghana\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T13:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T13:40:00","slug":"black-stars-missing-asamoah-gyan-says-ex-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/13\/black-stars-missing-asamoah-gyan-says-ex-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars missing Asamoah Gyan, says ex-Ghana"},"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\/2021\/10\/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 Ghana international, Laryea Kingston\u00a0says the current Black Stars are\u00a0missing the services of\u00a0former striker, Asamoah Gyan.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan is absent from the Ghana squad for the first time in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The team suffered a defeat in their opening game against Morocco on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s front four failed to come to the party, with Jordan Ayew often left isolated up top against the defense of the North African side.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Following the defeat, Laryea said the Black Stars need a striker like Gyan, who is both clinical and can create space for other teammates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-09-at-2.50.24-PM-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Laryea Kingston\" class=\"wp-image-1791832\"  \/><figcaption><strong>Laryea Kingston<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have a player like Asamoah Gyan in the national team. And this is what the national team needs,\u201d the former Great Olympics and Hearts of Oak winger\u00a0said on <em>Metro TV.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need a fox striker; a striker that is always around the box and has that killer instinct. We don\u2019t have that currently. We miss someone like Asamoah Gyan, he has done a lot,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars currently sit at the bottom of Group C of the AFCON following their opening day defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will be hoping to redeem themselves when they face Gabon in their second group game on Friday.<\/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=\"6oP55RXJZu4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tension mounts at Kwahu-Apradang  as residents threaten to burn Chinese man \u2013 Adom TV News (12-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6oP55RXJZu4?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 Ghana international, Laryea Kingston\u00a0says the current Black Stars are\u00a0missing the services of\u00a0former striker, Asamoah Gyan. Gyan is absent from the Ghana squad for the first time in a decade. The team suffered a defeat in their opening game against Morocco on Monday. 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